Enneagram Personality Tests
The Enneagram is a personality system that aims to reveal how emotions drive a person's life and how he or she engages with others in an effort to get what he or she wants and needs. The Enneagram defines nine personality facets, each with its own set of strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for personal growth.
At its simplest level, the Enneagram Personality Test reveals your Personality Type. This is made up of nine Personality Facets. The Enneagram Personality Type professes to reveal what motivates an individual on a profound level, and illuminates the path he or she must take to achieve a higher level of self-actualization.
SAMPLE ENNEAGRAM STATEMENTS
Read each of the statements about yourself. Answer to the best of your knowledge, honestly. The Enneagram is only effective if the answers are authentic. In each answer, you should respond with a number between 1 and 5 ranging from very inaccurate (1) to very accurate (5).
- 1 = very inaccurate
- 2 = partly inaccurate
- 3 = neither accurate nor inaccurate
- 4 = partly accurate
- 5 = very accurate
- I strive for perfection
- I work hard to be helpful to others
- It is important to me that other people like me
- It is important to me to achieve great things
- I make more significant contributions than the average person
- I feel my emotions very deeply
- I have a sense that other people will never truly understand me
- I think deeply about things
- I am prepared for any disaster
- It is important to me to avoid pain and suffering at all times
- I seek out experiences that I know will make me feel happy or excited
- I see the positive in every situation
- I am not afraid to tell someone when I think they are wrong
- I let other people make the decisions
- I appreciate having rules that people are expected to follow
- I am concerned about security more than anything else
- I think a lot about what will happen in the future
- I don’t fit in with ordinary people
- There is rarely a good reason for changing how things are done
- I always finish my chores
- I am always trying to be a better person
- I check carefully for mistakes and errors
- I like to be around people who I can help
- I like to feel that I am an important person in my social groups
- It is important to me to be successful
- The organizations I belong to would not function well without me
- I often feel overtaken by my emotions
- I have always felt different from other people
- I like to analyze things from every angle
- I always have a plan for what I would do if things go wrong
- I avoid situations that bring up negative feelings
- I seek excitement
- I am good at seeing the bright side of things when others complain
- I do not hesitate to call people out when they are behaving badly
- I go along with what other people want
- People should follow the rules instead of doing what they feel like doing
- I seek out relationships that offer me some type of protection
- I can clearly visualize what could happen in the future
- Average people often find me a bit weird
- I like to do things as I’ve always done them
- I persist until a task is done
- I spend time trying to discover and correct my faults and weaknesses
- I hold myself to very high standards
- I am a natural caretaker
- I want people to admire me
- I want to achieve a lot in my life
- If I am honest, I feel that I am a bit better than other people
- I feel a deep sense of grief for what I have lost
- I am an unusual sort of person
- I take time to understand things more deeply than most people do
- It is important to me to be prepared for any emergency
- I distract myself from any sad feelings that arise
- I often make changes in my life when things get boring
- I tend to be more optimistic than most people
- I tell people what I think, even if it is hard to hear
- I would rather follow the group than push for what I want
- I feel most comfortable in organizations with a clear hierarchy
- I take measures to protect myself and my loved ones from harm
- I make plans for many years into the future
- I am an unusually unique person
- I dislike trying new methods or procedures
- I focus on my responsibilities and duties
- I read books that help me be more productive or better at what I do
- I put a lot of pressure on myself to do things right
- I take the initiative to help other people and make their lives easier
- I put in the effort to make a good impression on other people
- I set ambitious goals for myself
- I am an important member of my social groups
- I can describe my emotions in a lot of depth and detail
- I often feel like an outsider
- I find my mind to be a very interesting place
- I am always aware of what can go wrong in a situation
- I have many ways of avoiding situations that get me down
- I am always up for a new adventure
- I believe that things usually work out for the best
- I stand up for what I believe in, even if it upsets other people
- I let other people take the lead
- I dislike people who disrupt things by breaking the rules
- I make alliances with people who can help me stay safe and secure
- I am often looking ahead, toward what is coming next
- I have different interests than most people
- The traditional way of doing things is the best way
- I am a responsible and reliable person
- I have a lot of plans for how I can improve myself
- I make sure that even small details are correct
- I enjoy caring for others and their needs
- I want to be a person that others can look up to
- I push myself to succeed
- I make important contributions to my community
- I rarely have strong emotions
- I feel I never truly belong in social groups
- I want to learn as much as I can about how the world works
- It is important for me to understand what can go wrong in a situation
- I take steps to ensure I don't feel sad or lonely
- Trying new things keeps life interesting
- I am an upbeat person
- I am usually the one to take a stand when others won’t
- Other people have stronger opinions than I do
- Everyone has a role to play in society and a duty to do their best
- I am concerned with protecting what I have
- I have a good sense of what my future holds
- I am an average person with ordinary likes and dislikes
- I try new ways of doing things just to see if they will work
- I have a great deal of willpower
- Self improvement is a major interest of mine
NINE ENNEAGRAM PERSONALITY TYPES
- THE REFORMER
- The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic
- THE HELPER
- The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive
- THE ACHIEVER
- The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious
- THE INDIVIDUALIST
- The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental
- THE INVESTIGATOR
- The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated
- THE LOYALIST
- The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious
- THE ENTHUSIAST
- The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered
- THE CHALLENGER
- The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational
- THE PEACEMAKER
- The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent