enneagram

EPC 601
Adriana Lopez
Rebecca Martinez
Jade Pearson
INTRODUCTION and Overview of
Assessment
Background Overview

Origin
 Today

● Dr. David Daniels and Helen Palmer

○ Applicability
○ Centers of Intelligence and Perceptions : mind,
heart, and body
● The Narrative Traditions
○ Enneatypes are learned through panelist
■ Struggles, dilemmas, strengths, and paths
 Modifications

RISO-HUDSON ENNEAGRAM tYPE INDICATOR

(RHETI VERSION 2.5)

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 Description
The Enneagram is a model of the human psyche that is understood and taught as a typology of nine
interconnected personality types.

Structure Terminology / Components:

● Number - represents a personality type
● Wings - one of the two personality types adjacent to the basic type.
● Arrows - there are two types
○ Integration (growth)
○ Disintegration (stress)

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 Description

It is an arrangement of nine personalities in three triads or centers.

1. Feeling Triad (The Heart) - emotions and self-image
2. Thinking Triad (The Mind) - thought process and how one finds security
3. Instinctive Triad (The Body) - instincts and how one relates to the world

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Purpose of Enneagram

● Aimed to promote intellectual,

personal, and spiritual growth

● To develop a greater
understanding of oneself and
others
 Standardized Instruction

Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI v2.5)

● 144 paired statements
● Approximately 40 minutes to complete
● Must answer all statements in one sitting

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 Test Scores
The Enneagram has heuristic and practical use

● The highest score is your ● Fluctuating scores are

basic personality type common when subject is
going through a crisis or
transition
● Dominant wing is
indicated by the higher
● Gender affects the results
score on either side of
(e.g. 20% of females score
your basic type
Type 2)

● Each type will have a different

expression at various different
developmental “levels”

Wagner, 1980
 Test Scores

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 Test Scores

15% FType 1 20% FType 2 5% F Type 3

13% M 4% M 6% M

12% F Type 4 4% F Type 5 16% F Type 6

6% M 15% M 13% M

8% F Type 7 7% F Type 8 14% F Type 9

8% M 17% M 19% M
 Reliability & Validity
Although the Enneagram arose from various
esoteric teachers, the assessment instrument
has been found to be both reliable and valid.

● RHETI internal consistency

ranges from 56%-82%
● RHETI accuracy at 72%
● A strong correlation between
MBTI and Enneagram results
(Wagner, 1980; Scott, 2011)
● A sizeable percentage of
people will get a different result
if taken more than once

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 Limitations
Although useful, the Enneagram has its
limitations.

● Cannot be used to diagnose

psychopathology
● Those lacking self-knowledge
may have an even distribution
of results (inconclusive)
● Seen as a “pseudoscience” by
many and is not widely
accepted in the field of
evidence-based psychology
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Recommendation

A tool for growth and self-development

Continuous evidence-based research

Utilization in counseling sessions with

clients
 Conclusion

The Enneagram

● 9 different personality types

● Developmental levels for each

● Reliable and Valid

● Not used to diagnose pathology

References
Enneagram Relationships & Marriages. (n.d.). Retrieved December 07, 2020, from
http://www.9types.com/writeup/enneagram_relationships.php

Scott, Sara Ann, "An analysis of the validity of the Enneagram" (2011). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters
Projects. Paper 1550154163.

Sutton, A. (2012). “But is it real?” A review of research on the Enneagram. Retrieved from
https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/583471/2/Research%20on%20the%20Enneagram%20formatted.pdf

The Enneagram Institute (n.d.). How the system works. Retreieved from
www.enneagraminstitute.com/how-the-enneagram-system-works.

The Enneagram Institute (n.d.). The traditional enneagram.. Retreieved from

https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/the-traditional-enneagram

Wagner, Jerome P., "A Descriptive, Reliability, and Validity Study of the Enneagram Personality Typology"
(1980). Dissertations. 2109.