Enneagram Test Enneagram Wings and Subtypes

Question 1

What is a 'wing' in the Enneagram system?

Accepted Answer

An adjacent type number that influences your core type

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A core type that determines your personality

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A subtype based on instinctual drives

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A growth path toward integration

Question 2

A Type 4 with a strong 3 wing is commonly written as:

Accepted Answer

4w3

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4w5

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3w4

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5w4

Question 3

Which two wings are available to a Type 9?

Accepted Answer

8 and 1

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7 and 2

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1 and 8

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2 and 7

Question 4

What are the three instinctual subtypes (also called instinctual variants) in the Enneagram?

Accepted Answer

Self-Preservation, Social, Sexual (One-to-One)

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Physical, Emotional, Mental

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Fear, Anger, Shame

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Head, Heart, Body

Question 5

How does the Self-Preservation subtype primarily manifest?

Accepted Answer

Priority on safety, comfort, health, and material resources

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Intense focus on one-to-one intimate bonds

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Strong concern with status and belonging in groups

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Drive toward spiritual development

Question 6

Which subtype is sometimes called the 'countertype' because it least resembles the classic description of its Enneagram type?

Accepted Answer

Sexual (One-to-One) subtype

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Self-Preservation subtype

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Social subtype

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Wing subtype