Personality Types: Using the
Enneagram for Self-Discovery by Don
Richard Riso
Innovative And Detailed
The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for understanding more
about ourselves. No matter from which point of view we approach it, we
discover fresh conjunctions of new and old ideas. So writes Don Riso in
this expanded edition of his classic interpretation of the Enneagram, the
ancient psychological system used to understand the human personality.
In addition to updating the descriptions of the nine personality types,
Personality Types, Revised greatly expands the accompanying guidelines
and, for the first time, uncovers the Core Dynamics, or Levels of
Development, within each type. This skeletal system provides far more
information about the inner tension and movements of the nine
personalities than has previously been published. This increased
specificity will allow therapists, social workers, personnel managers,
students of the Enneagram, and general readers alike to use it with much

greater precision as they unlock the secrets of self-understanding, and
thus self-transformation.
Personal Review: Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for
Self-Discovery by Don Richard Riso
Don Riso is one of the key figures and innovators in the field of Enneagram
studies. This is not the first of his books (and here he has partnered with
Russ Hudson), nor is it the most recent, but it does represent refinement
and improvement over his earlier works. There are several other authors
who have written books on the Enneagram, but I don't think anyone else
has done it as well. Riso is a highly articulate guy who doesn't sugar coat
things, and reading his descriptions of personality types such as the
average or unhealthy three is a bit unsettling. I'd say he has, for better or
worse, great insight into human nature. A minor criticism is that I disagree
with his classification of certain famous people, although in most cases he
seems to get it right. Anyone interested in personality and human behavior
in general will find this a fascinating read. Author of Adjust Your Brain: A
Practical Theory for Maximizing Mental Health
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