Seymour
Vaguely Precise
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Recently I ran across a correlation between maladaptive schemas (as defined by schema therapy) and enneagram types. I ran into maladaptive schemas when following a string of book references (from Brene Brown's Gifts of Imperfection to Kristin Neff's Self Compassion [which I hope to post more about later], to Jeffrey Young's Reinventing Your Life).
Maladaptive schemas (also called "life traps") are fundamental concepts and emotional patterns learned early in life. Much like enneagram types, these tend to result in repetitive maladaptive behaviors.
The study of maladaptive schemas and enneagram styles gives the following correlations (see preceding link for descriptions of maladaptive schemas):
Abandonment: 2, 4, downside 6
Mistrust and Abuse: downside 1, 2, 4
Emotional Deprivation: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 (negative correlation 9)
Social Exclusion: 4, 5, 6 (negative correlation 3 and 7)
Dependence: 2, 4, (anti-) 5, 6, 9 (negative correlation 3 and 8)
Vulnerability: 2, 4, 6
Defectiveness: 1, 4, 6 (negative correlation 7 and 9)
Failure: 6 (negative correlation 3 and 8)
Subjugation: 2, 6, 9 (negative correlation 8)
Unrealistic Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 (negative correlation 9)
Entitlement: 2, 3, 4, 7 (negative correlation 5 and 9)
Personally, I'd say I fit with 5 correlations for Social Exclusion, Emotional Deprivation, anti-Dependence, and negative Entitlement.
For 4 correlations I fit with Defectiveness (a biggie for me) and Unrealistic Standards (with an overlap with 5 of Social Exclusion, Emotional Deprivation). For 4 I do not fit with Mistrust and Abuse, Vulnerability (the schema definition), or Entitlement.
How about other folks? How does your enneagram type match with these correlations of maladaptive schemas?
Addendum: Here's an expanded list of maladaptive schemas.
Maladaptive schemas (also called "life traps") are fundamental concepts and emotional patterns learned early in life. Much like enneagram types, these tend to result in repetitive maladaptive behaviors.
The study of maladaptive schemas and enneagram styles gives the following correlations (see preceding link for descriptions of maladaptive schemas):
Abandonment: 2, 4, downside 6
Mistrust and Abuse: downside 1, 2, 4
Emotional Deprivation: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 (negative correlation 9)
Social Exclusion: 4, 5, 6 (negative correlation 3 and 7)
Dependence: 2, 4, (anti-) 5, 6, 9 (negative correlation 3 and 8)
Vulnerability: 2, 4, 6
Defectiveness: 1, 4, 6 (negative correlation 7 and 9)
Failure: 6 (negative correlation 3 and 8)
Subjugation: 2, 6, 9 (negative correlation 8)
Unrealistic Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 (negative correlation 9)
Entitlement: 2, 3, 4, 7 (negative correlation 5 and 9)
Personally, I'd say I fit with 5 correlations for Social Exclusion, Emotional Deprivation, anti-Dependence, and negative Entitlement.
For 4 correlations I fit with Defectiveness (a biggie for me) and Unrealistic Standards (with an overlap with 5 of Social Exclusion, Emotional Deprivation). For 4 I do not fit with Mistrust and Abuse, Vulnerability (the schema definition), or Entitlement.
How about other folks? How does your enneagram type match with these correlations of maladaptive schemas?
Addendum: Here's an expanded list of maladaptive schemas.