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Enneagaram Personality Type Descriptions
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Type 9 (The Stoic)
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Motivation: To be calm, relaxed, at peace with others Potential problem: Not developing an individual identity Historic antecedent: Utopian Historic example: Abraham Lincoln Film/TV example: Older Siddhartha (Little Buddha) |
| Characteristics: calm, hard to upset, relaxed, not prone to anxiety, not hypersensitive, happy, content, can weather rejection, very patient, can handle people being mad at them, more tolerant than restless, good at suppressing unpleasant thoughts, does not find approval particulary important, modest and peaceful, can easily take mind off problems, comfort seeking/loving, indolent
Healthy Type 9: The Stoic quietly strong, puts others at ease, wise, skilled mediator, unpretentious Average Type 9: The Monk nice, easy-going, placid, peaceful, agreeable, grounded Unhealthy Type 9: The Slacker lazy, passive, irresponsible, undeveloped, lost, spacey, overly compliant |
| *for a low score assume the opposite of the above. the descriptions listed here are made up of personality items. people who scored high on this type scored higher on the above items compared to the average. (more info on construction) |