The document provides an overview of the Enneagram of Personality. It describes the Enneagram as a method for understanding personality types and facilitating self-development. There are 9 main personality types in the Enneagram system. Each type is associated with a core fear, desire, and unhealthy/healthy characteristics. The document also briefly outlines some of the key aspects of a few of the personality types.

1. Enneagram Of Personality
Instructor: SEMİHA FÜSUN AKDAĞ AYCİBİN
Presented by Ali BARAN

2. Origin
 Meaning of PERSONALITY from the Greek words:
 per and sonality
[mask] [sound behind the mask]
 Meaning of ENNEAGRAM from the Greek words:
 ennea and gramma
[nine] [something written or drawn]

3. The Enneagram Approach
 Principally developed by Oscar Ichazo and Claudio
Naranjo, it is also partly based on earlier teachings of G.
I. Gurdjieff.
 It has been described as a method for self-understanding
and self-development but has been criticized as being
subject to interpretation, making it difficult to test or
validate scientifically

4. About the Enneagram Approach
 There are some of the connections between the types.
 There are 3 different main schools of thought among
Enneagram
 Its interpretation is not always unified or consistent.
Depends of the theorists ways of interpretation.

5. About the Enneagram Approach
 The Enneagram of Personality is not a typology that is
commonly taught or researched in academic psychology.
 It has been widely promoted in both business
management and spiritual contexts In business contexts
it is generally used as a typology to gain insights into
workplace dynamics; in spirituality it is more commonly
presented as a path to higher states
of being, essence and enlightenment.

7. Type Characteristic Ego Fixation Holy Idea Basic Fear Basic Desire
Role
1 Reformer Resentment Perfection Corruptness, Goodness,
İmbalance, integrity, balance
being bad
2 Helper Flattery Freedom, Will Being unloved To feel Love
-Ingratiation-
3 Achiever Vanity Hope, Law Worthlessness To feel valuable
4 Individualist Melancholy Origin Having no To be uniquely
-Fantasizing- identity or themselves
significance
5 Investigator Stinginess Omniscience, Helplessness, Mastery
-Retention- Transparency incapable,
incompetent
6 Loyalist Cowardice Faith Being without To have support
-Worrying- support or and guidance
guidance
7 Enthusiast Planning - Wisdom, Being trapped To be satisfied
Anticipation- Plan in pain and and content
deprivation
8 Challenger Vengeance Truth Being harmed, Self-protection
-Objectification- controlled,
violated
9 Peacemaker Indolence Love Loss, Wholeness,
-Daydreaming- fragmentation, Peace of mind
separation

8. Typ Temptation Vice/Passion Virtue Stres Secu
e s rity
1 Hypocrisy, Anger Serenity 4 7
hypercriticism
2 Deny own needs, Pride Humility 8 4
manipulation
3 Pushing self to always be Deceit Truthfulnes 9 6
“the best” s,
Authenticit
y
4 To overruse imagination in Envy Equanimity 2 1
search of self (Emotional
Balance)
5 Replacing direct Avarice Non- 7 8
experience with concepts attachment
6 Indecision, doubt, seeking Fear Courage 3 9
reassurance
7 Thinking fulfillment is Gluttony Sobriety 1 5
somewhere else
8 Thinking they are Lust Innocence 5 2
completely self-sufficient (Forcefullness)

9. Type One in Brief
 Ones are conscientious and ethical, with a strong sense of right and wrong. They are
teachers, crusaders, and advocates for change: always striving to improve things, but
afraid of making a mistake. Well-organized, orderly, and fastidious, they try to maintain
high standards, but can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. They typically have
problems with resentment and impatience. At their Best: wise, discerning, realistic,
and noble. Can be morally heroic.
 Basic Fear: Of being corrupt/evil, defective
 Basic Desire: To be good, to have integrity, to be balanced
 Enneagram One with a Nine-Wing: "The Idealist"
 Enneagram One with a Two-Wing: "The Advocate"
 Key Motivations:
Want to be right, to strive higher and improve everything, to be consistent with their
ideals, to justify themselves, to be beyond criticism so as not to be condemned by
anyone.
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), methodical Ones suddenly
become moody and irrational at Four. However, when moving in their Direction of
Integration (growth), angry, critical Ones become more spontaneous and joyful, like
healthy Sevens.

10. Examples:
Mahatma Gandhi, Hilary Clinton, Al Gore, John Paul
II, Elliot Spitzer , Sandra Day O'Connor, John
Bradshaw, Bill Moyers, Martha Stewart, Ralph
Nader, Katherine Hepburn, Harrison Ford, Vanessa
Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep, George
Harrison, Celene Dion, Joan Baez, George Bernard
Shaw, Noam Chomsky, Michael Dukakis, Margaret
Thatcher, Rudolph Guliani, Jerry Brown, Jane Curtin, Gene
Siskel, William F. Buckley, Kenneth Starr,

11. Type Two in Brief
 Twos are empathetic, sincere, and warm-hearted. They are friendly, generous, and
self-sacrificing, but can also be sentimental, flattering, and people-pleasing. They are
well-meaning and driven to be close to others, but can slip into doing things for others
in order to be needed. They typically have problems with possessiveness and with
acknowledging their own needs. At their Best: unselfish and altruistic, they have
unconditional love for others.
 Basic Fear: Of being unwanted, unworthy of being loved
 Basic Desire: To feel loved
 Enneagram Two with a One-Wing: "Servant"
 Enneagram Two with a Three-Wing: "The Host/Hostess“
 Key Motivations:
Want to be loved, to express their feelings for others, to be needed and
appreciated, to get others to respond to them, to vindicate their claims about
themselves.
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), needy Twos suddenly
become aggressive and dominating at Eight. However, when moving in their Direction
of Integration (growth), prideful, self-deceptive Twos become more self-nurturing and
emotionally aware, like healthy Fours.

12. Examples:
 Mother Teresa, Barbara Bush, Eleanor
Roosevelt, Leo Buscaglia, Monica Lewinsky, Bill
Cosby, Barry Manilow, Lionel Richie, Kenny
G., Luciano Pavarotti, Lillian Carter, Sammy
Davis, Jr., Martin Sheen, Robert Fulghum, Alan
Alda, Richard Thomas, Jack Paar, Sally Jessy
Raphael, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Ann Landers,

13. Type Three in Brief
 Threes are self-assured, attractive, and charming. Ambitious, competent, and
energetic, they can also be status-conscious and highly driven for advancement. They
are diplomatic and poised, but can also be overly concerned with their image and what
others think of them. They typically have problems with workaholism and
competitiveness. At their Best: self-accepting, authentic, everything they seem to be—
role models who inspire others.
 Basic Fear: Of being worthless
 Basic Desire: To feel valuable and worthwhile
 Enneagram Three with a Two-Wing: "The Charmer"
 Enneagram Three with a Four-Wing: "The Professional"
 Key Motivations:
Want to be affirmed, to distinguish themselves from others, to have attention, to be
admired, and to impress others.
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), driven Threes suddenly
become disengaged and apathetic at Nine. However, when moving in their Direction of
Integration (growth), vain, deceitful Threes become more cooperative and committed
to others, like healthy Sixes.

14. Examples:
 Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Pauley, Michael
Landon, Tony Robbins, Tom Cruise, Barbra
Streisand, Sharon Stone, Madonna, Shirley
MacLaine, Sting, Paul McCartney, Dick
Clark, Whitney Houston, Ted Danson, Michael
Jordan, Shania Twain, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold
Schwarznegger, Billy Dee Williams, Kathy Lee
Gifford, Truman Capote, O.J. Simpson, and Barack
Obama.

15. Type Four in Brief
 Fours are self-aware, sensitive, and reserved. They are emotionally honest, creative, and personal,
but can also be moody and self-conscious. Withholding themselves from others due to feeling
vulnerable and defective, they can also feel disdainful and exempt from ordinary ways of living.
They typically have problems with melancholy, self-indulgence, and self-pity. At their Best: inspired
and highly creative, they are able to renew themselves and transform their experiences.
 Basic Fear: That they have no identity or personal significance
 Basic Desire: To find themselves and their significance (to create an identity)
 Enneagram Four with a Three-Wing: "The Aristocrat"
 Enneagram Four with a Five-Wing: "The Bohemian"
 Key Motivations: Want to express themselves and their individuality, to create and surround
themselves with beauty, to maintain certain moods and feelings, to withdraw to protect their self-
image, to take care of emotional needs before attending to anything else, to attract a "rescuer."
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), aloof Fours suddenly become over-
involved and clinging at Two. However, when moving in their Direction of Integration (growth),
envious, emotionally turbulent Fours become more objective and principled, like healthy Ones.

16. Examples:
 Ingmar Bergman, Alan Watts, Sarah
McLachlan, Alanis Morrisette, Paul Simon, Jeremy
Irons, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Fiennes, Martha
Graham, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Johnny
Depp, Anne Rice, Rudolph Nureyev, J.D.
Salinger, Anaîs Nin, Marcel Proust, Maria
Callas, Tennessee Williams, Edgar Allan Poe, Annie
Lennox, Prince, Michael Jackson, Virginia
Woolf, Judy Garland,

17. Type Five in Brief
 Fives are alert, insightful, and curious. They are able to concentrate and focus on
developing complex ideas and skills. Independent, innovative, and inventive, they can
also become preoccupied with their thoughts and imaginary constructs. They become
detached, yet high-strung and intense. They typically have problems with
eccentricity, nihilism, and isolation. At their Best: visionary pioneers, often ahead of
their time, and able to see the world in an entirely new way.
 Basic Fear: Being useless, helpless, or incapable
 Basic Desire: To be capable and competent
 Enneagram Five with a Four-Wing: "The Iconoclast"
 Enneagram Five with a Six-Wing: "The Problem Solver"
 Key Motivations:
Want to possess knowledge, to understand the environment, to have everything
figured out as a way of defending the self from threats from the environment.
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), detached Fives suddenly
become hyperactive and scattered at Seven. However, when moving in their Direction
of Integration (growth), avaricious, detached Fives become more self-confident and
decisive, like healthy Eights.

18. Examples:
 Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Bill
Gates, Georgia O'Keefe, Stanley Kubrick, John
Lennon, Lily Tomlin, Gary Larson, Laurie
Anderson, Merce Cunningham, Meredith
Monk, James Joyce, Björk, Susan Sontag, Emily
Dickinson, Agatha Christie, Ursula K. LeGuin, Jane
Goodall, Glenn Gould, John Cage, Bobby
Fischer, Tim Burton, David Lynch, Stephen
King, Clive Barker, Trent Reznor, Friedrich

19. Type Six in Brief
 The committed, security-oriented type. Sixes are reliable, hard-
working, responsible, and trustworthy. Excellent "troubleshooters," they foresee
problems and foster cooperation, but can also become defensive, evasive, and
anxious—running on stress while complaining about it. They can be cautious and
indecisive, but also reactive, defiant and rebellious. They typically have problems with
self-doubt and suspicion. At their Best: internally stable and self-reliant, courageously
championing themselves and others.
 Basic Fear: Of being without support and guidance
 Basic Desire: To have security and support
 Enneagram Six with a Five-Wing: "The Defender"
 Enneagram Six with a Seven-Wing: "The Buddy"
 Key Motivations:
Want to have security, to feel supported by others, to have certitude and
reassurance, to test the attitudes of others toward them, to fight against anxiety and
insecurity.
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), dutiful Sixes suddenly
become competitive and arrogant at Three. However, when moving in their Direction
of Integration (growth), fearful, pessimistic Sixes become more relaxed and
optimistic, like healthy Nine.

20. Examples:
 Robert F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Princess
Diana, George H. W. Bush, Tom Hanks, Bruce
Springsteen, Candice Bergen, Gilda Radner, Meg
Ryan, Helen Hunt, Mel Gibson, Patrick
Swayze, Julia Roberts, Phil Donahue, Jay
Leno, John Goodman, Diane Keaton, Woody
Allen, David Letterman, Andy Rooney, Jessica
Lange, Tom Clancy, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon

21. Type Seven in Brief
 Sevens are extroverted, optimistic, versatile, and spontaneous. Playful, high-spirited, and
practical, they can also misapply their many talents, becoming over- extended, scattered, and
undisciplined. They constantly seek new and exciting experiences, but can become distracted and
exhausted by staying on the go. They typically have problems with impatience and impulsiveness.
At their Best: they focus their talents on worthwhile goals, becoming appreciative, joyous, and
satisfied.
 Basic Fear: Of being deprived and in pain
 Basic Desire: To be satisfied and content—to have their needs fulfilled
 Enneagram Seven with a Six-Wing: "The Entertainer"
 Enneagram Seven with an Eight-Wing: "The Realist"
 Key Motivations:
Want to maintain their freedom and happiness, to avoid missing out on worthwhile experiences, to
keep themselves excited and occupied, to avoid and discharge pain.
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), scattered Sevens suddenly become
perfectionistic and critical at One. However, when moving in their Direction of Integration
(growth), gluttonous, scattered Sevens become more focused and fascinated by life, like healthy
Fives.

22. Examples:
 John F. Kennedy, Benjamin Franklin, Leonard
Bernstein, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet,
Elizabeth Taylor, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Steven
Spielberg, Federico Fellini, Richard Feynman,
Timothy Leary, Robin Williams, Jim Carey, Mike
Myers, Cameron Diaz, Bette Midler, Chuck Berry,
Elton John, Mick Jagger, Gianni Versace, Liza
Minelli, Joan Collins, Malcolm Forbes, Noel Coward,
Sarah Ferguson, Larry King, Joan Rivers, Regis

23. Type Eight in Brief:
 Eights are self-confident, strong, and assertive. Protective, resourceful, straight-
talking, and decisive, but can also be ego-centric and domineering. Eights feel they
must control their environment, especially people, sometimes becoming
confrontational and intimidating. Eights typically have problems with their tempers and
with allowing themselves to be vulnerable. At their Best: self- mastering, they use their
strength to improve others' lives, becoming heroic, magnanimous, and inspiring.
 Basic Fear: Of being harmed or controlled by others
 Basic Desire: To protect themselves (to be in control of their own life and destiny)
 Enneagram Eight with a Seven-Wing: "The Maverick"
 Enneagram Eight with a Nine-Wing: "The Bear"
 Key Motivations:
Want to be self-reliant, to prove their strength and resist weakness, to be important in
their world, to dominate the environment, and to stay in control of their situation.
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), self-confident Eights
suddenly become secretive and fearful at Five. However, when moving in their
Direction of Integration (growth), lustful, controlling Eights become more open-hearted
and caring, like healthy Twos.

24. Examples:
 Martin Luther King, Jr., Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon
Johnson, Mikhail Gorbachev, G.I. Gurdjieff, Pablo
Picasso, Richard Wagner, Sean Connery, Susan
Sarandon, Glenn Close, John Wayne, Charlton
Heston, Norman Mailer, Mike Wallace, Barbara
Walters, Ann Richards, Toni Morrison, Lee
Iococca, Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, Bette
Davis, Roseanne Barr, James Brown, Chrissie
Hynde, Courtney Love, Leona Helmsley, Sigourney
Weaver, Fidel Castro, Saddham
Hussein, Muhammed Ali

25. Type Nine in Brief
 Nines are accepting, trusting, and stable. They are usually creative, optimistic, and
supportive, but can also be too willing to go along with others to keep the peace. They
want everything to go smoothly and be without conflict, but they can also tend to be
complacent, simplifying problems and minimizing anything upsetting. They typically
have problems with inertia and stubbornness. At their Best: indomitable and all-
embracing, they are able to bring people together and heal conflicts.
 Basic Fear: Of loss and separation
 Basic Desire: To have inner stability "peace of mind"
 Enneagram Nine with an Eight-Wing: "The Referee"
 Enneagram Nine with a One-Wing: "The Dreamer"
 Key Motivations:
Want to create harmony in their environment, to avoid conflicts and tension, to
preserve things as they are, to resist whatever would upset or disturb them.
 The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
 When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), complacent Nines suddenly
become anxious and worried at Six. However, when moving in their Direction of
Integration (growth), slothful, self-neglecting Nines become more self-developing and
energetic, like healthy Threes.

26. Examples:
 Abraham Lincoln, Joseph Campbell, Carl
Jung, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Queen
Elizabeth II, Princess Grace, Walter
Cronkite, George Lucas, Walt Disney, John
Kennedy, Jr., Sophia Loren, Geena Davis, Lisa
Kudrow, Kevin Costner, Keanu Reeves, Woody
Harrelson, Ron Howard, Matthew Broderick, Ringo
Starr, Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson, Nancy
Kerrigan, Jim Hensen, Marc Chagall, Norman

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