Enneagram Test Enneagram Knowledge Check 5

Question 1

Which Enneagram type is driven by a need to protect others and assert control, fearing vulnerability above all else?

Accepted Answer

Type 8

Answer

Type 8, 'The Challenger,' is motivated by a need to be self-reliant and in control, with a deep fear of being vulnerable, harmed, or controlled by others.

Question 2

What is the 'virtue' associated with Enneagram Type 9?

Accepted Answer

Serenity

Answer

Type 9's virtue is Serenity — the authentic inner peace that emerges when they stop numbing themselves and engage fully with life and their own priorities.

Question 3

Which Enneagram theorist is credited with linking the symbol to specific personality type descriptions in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Claudio Naranjo

Answer

Claudio Naranjo, a Chilean psychiatrist, translated Oscar Ichazo's prototypes into psychological personality descriptions in the early 1970s, forming the basis of modern Enneagram typing.

Question 4

In the Enneagram, a 'wing' is best described as:

Accepted Answer

One of the two adjacent types on the circle that flavors a person's core type

Answer

A wing is one of the two types immediately neighboring a person's core type on the Enneagram circle, and its traits blend into and color the expression of the core type.

Question 5

Type 6 in healthy growth integrates toward which type's positive qualities?

Accepted Answer

Type 3

Answer

Healthy Type 6s integrate toward Type 3, becoming more self-confident, decisive, and able to take action without needing constant external reassurance.

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