The essential enneagram : the definitive personality test and self-discovery guide

by David N. Daniels

Other authorsVirginia Ann Price
Paperback, 2000

Publication

Imprint: [New York] : HarperOne, imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000. Originally published as The Stanford Enneagram Discovery Inventory and Guide. Edition: First HarperCollins paperback edition. OCLC Number: 43434629. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xii, 109 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Features: Includes resources.

Call number

Psy / Danie

Barcode

BK-07751

ISBN

9780062516763

Original publication date

2000

CSS Library Notes

Description: The scientific basis for the popular personality profile is explored in an introduction to the centuries-old psychological evaluation system, which also includes self-tests to help determine personality types.

Table of Contents: What is the enneagram? --
What is the essential enneagram? --
The process of self-discovery and self-development using the essential enneagram --
Essential enneagram test instructions --
The essential enneagram test --
Linking paragraphs to types --
The enneagram figure --
How to proceed --
Understanding the type determination pages --
Detailed explanation of the type determination pages --
Understanding the type description pages --
Detailed explanation of the type description pages --
How to discover your type and its key features --
Type one: the perfectionist --
Type two: the giver --
Type three: the performer --
Type four: the romantic --
Type five: the observer --
Type six: the loyal skeptic --
Type seven: the epicure --
Type eight: the protector --
Type nine: the mediator --
Summary of type discriminators --
How to confirm and verify your type --
How to build self-understanding --
What to do when you have discovered your type --
General practices and principles for all types --
Guidelines for optimal learning --
Breathing and centering steps : building receptive awareness --
General principles --
Elements of personal, professional, and spiritual development: the universal growth process --
Specific practices for each type --
Practices for the perfectionist (type one) --
Practices for the giver (type two) --
Practices for the performer (type three) --
Practices for the romantic (type four) --
Practices for the observer (type five) --
Practices for the loyal skeptic (type six) --
Practices for the epicure (type seven) --
Practices for the protector (type eight) --
Practices for the mediator (type nine).

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Physical description

xii, 109 p.; 21 cm

Description

The First and Only Scientifically Determined Enneagram Personality Test and Guide A centuries-old psychological system with roots in sacred tradition, the Enneagram can be an invaluable guide in your journey toward self-understanding and self-development. In this book, Stanford University Medical School clinical professor of psychiatry David Daniels and counseling psychologist Virginia Price offer the only scientifically developed Enneagram test based upon extensive research combined with a self-discovery and personal-development guide. The most fundamental guide to the Enneagram ever offered, this book features effective self-tests to determine simply and accurately what your personality type is. Daniels and Price provide step-by-step instructions for taking inventory of how you think, what you feel, and what you experience. They then guide you in your discovery of what your type means for your personal well-being and your relationships with others, and they show you how to maximize your inherent strengths. Brimming with empowering information for each of the nine personality types--Perfectionist, Giver, Performer, Romantic, Observer, Loyal Skeptic, Epicure, Protector, and Mediator--this one-of-a-kind book equips you with all the tools you need to dramatically enhance your quality of life.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

User reviews

LibraryThing member Katie_H
This was an assignment for a work team building event, and it was actually very interesting! The concepts make a lot of sense, and I've been able to put the techniques into practice, not only in the workplace, but in my personal life as well. We were also very lucky to have the author present the
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LibraryThing member spinsterrevival
I liked how this book gave multiple ways to figure out your type and explained them fairly well. I wasn’t really big on their practices section as more examples could have been beneficial.

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