The Real Enneagram

Welcome to the Empathy Architects Enneagram Lexical Analysis Questionnaire and Test! This test is based on the research of Sterlin Mosley, PhD and will take you approximately 30-40 minutes to complete.

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You will be presented with 26 free-response questions designed to help you think and write about your personality and personal image style. Write as much or as little as you want. Try to avoid overthinking your responses and instead go with your spontaneous thoughts and emotions as they arise. Avoid asking others what they think. Think about how you are most of your life, most of the time, and particularly with those who know you well.

What is your favorite color:

What is your favorite symbol and why?

What is your favorite creature or animal and why:

What is your greatest strength, and why?

*Think of this as something you've reliably been good at throughout your life.

What is your biggest weakness or flaw and why?

*Think of this as something that you try to overcome but gets you into trouble with yourself or others.

What is your personal image style?

(The way you dress or the way you want to appear to others)

What image styles do you avoid?

What kind of people do you like to be around and why?

What types of people do you avoid and why?

What is your favorite saying?

What is your biggest fear?

Finish this sentence:

"It upsets me when other people...:"

As a child I was:

I need:

I dress for:

In a partner or close friend I look for:

I avoid feeling:

At my best I'm:

At my worst I'm:

What would you like people to understand about you:

Part II: Image Selection

Choose ONE collage that best represents you most of your life, most of the time. Not who you want to be, should be, or strive to be but how you see your authentic self. Try to consider the collage as a whole rather than focusing on one image or word.

Choose one image that represents you most of your life, most of the time:

Rank the following images in order of preference 1-3:

Rank images in order of most like you to least like you.

Choose one image that represents you most of your life, most of the time:

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am a survivor, autonomous and tough. I need full control over my resources and environment in order to feel powerful and safe. When stressed I can be brash, dominating and unapologetically crass. I fear if I do not push for what I want others will take what’s mine.
I am simple, easy and uncomplicated. I need pleasant routines and familiar comforts to feel safe and calm. When stressed I can be complacent, zoned-out and apathetic. I fear that if I have to exert too much effort I'll be uncomfortable.
I am moderate, principled and sensible. I need to feel prepared and have tended to the details to feel safe. When stressed I can be fussy about details, overly frugal and nitpicking. I fear making a mistake that could have extreme consequences for mine or others’ well being.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am strong, protective and big-hearted. I need to know who my friends and enemies are so I can protect the vulnerabilities of those who need my strength. When stressed I can be controlling, bombastic and strategic. I fear that if I get too close to anyone I will lose my power and influence.
I am accommodating, principled and sociable. I need to experience the flow of easy relating to feel part of the whole. When stressed I can be non-committal, passive and resentful. I fear that if I am too invested in anything I risk alienating others and creating conflict.
I am ethical, idealistic and mannered. I need to have moral fortitude so I can always make appropriate choices. When stressed I can be judgmental, lecturing and inflexible. I fear being wrong and losing my self and the respect of others.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am dynamic, bold and protective. I am devoted to my inner circle and need devotion in return. When stressed I can be intimidating, excessive and obsessive. I fear that if I show my weaknesses to others it will be used against me.
I am open, yielding and sensual. I need to feel deeply merged and connected to my intimates or interests I care about to feel more like myself. When stressed I can be aimless, forlorn and too accommodating. I fear that if I don't have union with those closest to me they will not love me.
I am passionate, resolute and a perfectionist. I strive to become my ideal self and need help my intimates do the same. When stressed I can be jealous, perfectionistic and demanding. I fear not living up to my idealized self or my intimates’ expectations of me.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am generous, selfless and altruistic. I need to be seen as caring and attentive to others so that I can be cared for in return. When stressed I can be impatient, overpowering and bossy. I fear if I don’t get my needs met nobody will care for me.
I am hard working, competent and efficient. I need to be successful and financially secure in order to feel safe. When stressed I can be a workaholic, materialistic and cut-throat. I fear if I am not constantly working toward my goals I won't be financially secure.
I am individualistic, bohemian and tenacious. I need to turn my emotions into something meaningful to give my life value. When stressed I can be spiteful, self-contained, self-punishing. I fear that if I do not suffer I will not get what I need in life.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am outgoing, likable and caring. I need to be seen as valuable and helpful to feel worthy and accepted. When stressed I can be overly flattering, superficial and calculating. I fear if I don’t manipulate to get attention I will be forgotten.
I am popular, aspirational and goal oriented. I need to have achievements and look good doing it to win the admiration of others. When stressed I can be conniving, overly-image conscious and exhibitionistic. I fear if I am fully myself people will not see me as prestigious.
I am cultured, sensitive and intellectual. I need people to see me as creative and insightful so I can feel honorable and special. When stressed I can be overly-withdrawn, vindictive and haughty. I fear that if I do not stand out from the crowd I will be seen as pedestrian and commonplace.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am charming, romantic and sexy. I need to feel desirable and indispensable to those from whom I want attention. When stressed I can be willful, dramatic and possessive. I fear if I don't manipulate my intimates I will not be given the love I need.
I am attractive, polished and desirable. I need to be seen as the picture-perfect ideal to feel connected to receive attention from my intimates. When stressed I can be deceptive, vain and artificial. I fear I must be attractive and desirable to everyone to feel valuable.
I am intense, intuitive and passionate. I need to feel deeply connected to someone that makes me feel my life has meaning. When stressed I can be demanding, envious and condescending. I fear that if others can forget my emotional needs I am inadequate and meaningless.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am studious, private and quiet. I need to be free of entanglements on my time and resources in order to feel secure so that I can have energy to pursue my intellectual interest. When stressed I can be isolated, miserly and inaccessible. I fear that if I do not hold onto my resources I will be depleted.
I am responsible, cautious and protective. I need to feel sure of what to expect to avoid anxiety and punishment. When stressed I can be suspicious, indecisive and complaining. I fear that if I do not do or behave the way others want me to I will lose their support.
I am fun-loving, experiential and sensual. I need to pursue diverse experiences and have the freedom to explore my desires to feel safe. When stressed I can be self-indulgent, shrewd and opportunistic. I fear that if I do not have my way I will be bored and always hungry for more.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am intelligent, inquisitive and synthesizing. I need to research and gain mastery over my interests to feel competent and valuable. When stressed I can be belittling, controversial and intellectually snobbish. I fear that if I do not have expertise I will be seen as ignorant.
I am friendly, loyal and dutiful to those I trust. I need to feel included in order to feel safe and protected. When stressed I can be vacillating, passive aggressive and overly-dependent on an authority figure(s). I fear that if I am not dutiful and loyal I will be cast out and ridiculed.
I am innovative, forward-thinking and egalitarian. I need to feel cool, in-the-know and excited in order to create enjoyable experiences for myself and others. When stressed I can be vicious, unsettled and flighty. I fear that if I slow down and focus I will become mired in boring details and routine.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

I am conceptual, idiosyncratic and confidential. I need to experience the intensity of sharing my secret inner world with trusted intimates. When stressed I can be emotionless, obsessive and voyeuristic. I fear that if I reveal myself totally to anyone I will be totally rejected.
I am provocative, rebellious and committed. I am strong and I need the support of a strong intimate to feel courageous. When stressed I can be provocative, high-strung and fickle. I fear that if I do not act strong and/or beautiful I will be seen as weak and undesirable.
I am creative, playful and fascinating. I need to experience the energy of exciting possibilities and meaningful encounters to feel connected and alive. When stressed I can be commitment-phobic, never-satisfied and manic. I fear if I fully commit to anything or anyone (even my dreams) I will still be dissatisfied and trapped.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

Rank the following statements in order of preference 1-3:

Rank statements in order of most like you to least like you.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

Choose one image/statement:

Rank image/statement in order of most like you to least like you:

Choose one image/statement:

Rank images in order of most like you to least like you:

Choose one image that represents you most of your life, most of the time:

Rank statements in order of most like you to least like you:

Focus on the satisfactory maintenance of the individual and one’s internal and external resources specifically food, health, money, the home/environment, time and energy management, mortality and the monitoring of potential danger to ensure survival. “Self pres” types are more insular and often seek comfort, security and routines to feel safe.
Focus on the group as whole. (Not to be confused with liking people or crowds). Social types track the social sphere to ensure their survival. Politics, rules, norms, hierarchy, factions, gossip are all examples of social subtype concerns. The anti-social type may avoid group interaction, rules, trends or norms but still tracks their relationship to the social world at large.
Focus on one-to-one intimacy and bonding with special person(s). Not to be confused with the drive to have or enjoy sex (all instinctual types can enjoy sex) but rather deep intimate pair bonding. Attraction/repulsion, submission/dominance, closeness, seduction, intrigue, longing and depth are all sexual instinct concerns.

Choose one statement that overall represents you most of your life most of the time:

Focus on the satisfactory maintenance of the individual and one’s internal and external resources specifically food, health, money, the home/environment, time and energy management, mortality and the monitoring of potential danger to ensure survival. “Self pres” types are more insular and often seek comfort, security and routines to feel safe.
Focus on the group as whole. (Not to be confused with liking people or crowds). Social types track the social sphere to ensure their survival. Politics, rules, norms, hierarchy, factions, gossip are all examples of social subtype concerns. The anti-social type may avoid group interaction, rules, trends or norms but still tracks their relationship to the social world at large.
Focus on one-to-one intimacy and bonding with special person(s). Not to be confused with the drive to have or enjoy sex (all instinctual types can enjoy sex) but rather deep intimate pair bonding. Attraction/repulsion, submission/dominance, closeness, seduction, intrigue, longing and depth are all sexual instinct concerns.

Choose one image/statement:

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Your written responses on the questionnaire portion of the test are a more accurate and reliable depiction of primary enneagram type, Tritype® in instinctual type but your image selection and word selection indicate the below type as your primary Enneagram type defense strategy. To clarify and confirm your type please contact info@empathyarchitects.com or visit empathyarchitects.com/sessions to schedule a type clarifying session.