Enneagram Test Basic Enneagram 3

Question 1

Which Enneagram type is known as 'The Enthusiast' and seeks stimulation and variety to avoid pain?

Accepted Answer

Type 7

Answer

Type 7, The Enthusiast, constantly seeks new experiences and keeps options open to avoid boredom, limitation, and pain.

Question 2

What is the Enneagram's 'integration' direction also commonly called?

Accepted Answer

Security point

Answer

The integration direction, also called the security or growth point, shows which type's healthy traits a person begins to embody when thriving.

Question 3

In Enneagram theory, what are the three 'instinctual subtypes' that further differentiate each type?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Each of the nine types is further nuanced by three instinctual drives: Self-Preservation, Social, and Sexual (One-to-One).

Question 4

Type 9, 'The Peacemaker,' typically avoids which core emotion most strongly?

Accepted Answer

Anger

Answer

Type 9s tend to merge with others and go along to avoid conflict, often numbing or suppressing their own anger.

Question 5

Which Enneagram type is associated with the virtue of 'serenity' as their path toward health?

Accepted Answer

Type 1

Answer

Type 1's virtue is serenity—moving from inner criticism and resentment toward acceptance of what is.

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