Descriptions of the Enneagram Types
 
The Enneagram Types
 
Below are links to short descriptions of each of the Enneagram Types. See a free, complete expanded type description of Type Eight ("The Challenger") as a sample of all nine 2,800+ word type profiles that you will have access to when you take the validated RHETI Enneagram test.
 
 
   
Enneagram Type One 1 THE REFORMER

The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic

 Enneagram Type One
     
   
         Enneagram Type Two

2 THE HELPER

The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive

 Enneagram Type Two
     
   
Enneagram Type Three 3 THE ACHIEVER

The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious

 Enneagram Type Three
     
   
Enneagram Type 4

4 THE INDIVIDUALIST

The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental

 Enneagram Type Four
     
   
Enneagram Type Five 5 THE INVESTIGATOR

The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated

 Enneagram Type 5
     
   
Enneagram Type Six

6 THE LOYALIST

The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious

 Enneagram Type Six
     
   
Enneagram Type Seven 7 THE ENTHUSIAST

The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered

 Enneagram Type Seven
     
   
Enneagram Type Eight

8 THE CHALLENGER

The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational

 Enneagram Type Eight
     
   
Enneagram Type Nine 9 THE PEACEMAKER

The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent

 Enneagram Type Nine
     

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