Enneagram Triads Quiz

[Hawthorne]

To reiterate, the test isn't really suited for tritype atm. Just core determination. Also, the way it's calculating intersections means you're probably going to get some weird type orderings. 'fraid that can't be helped.

6 (86%)
7 (58%)
4 (49%)
8 (45%)
3 (39%)
9 (39%)
2 (36%)
1 (28%)
5 (19%)

Very interesting. I have never, ever had 8 as a high result, nor have I had 2 or 9 that far down. But 6 was quite high so I guess that confirms the typing I have now (which I've become comfortable with).

Looks like you chose majority Reactive (4,6,8) triad choices similar to senza earlier. The other triads seem to lag a decent amount behind with the next closest being Adaptive/Attachment (3,6,9). I'm going to guess that you also chose a few Heart options as well.

I must be in an unusual headspace. i got 6 and i've always scored low on 6.

Very possible. Or maybe I still need more calibrating to do. If you post your result stacking, I can make a guess or two at why 6 was so elevated?

 

[Hawthorne]

haha...I was just coming here to say that I got 6!


**Mine went something like

6>8>4>and then 7
I am definitely in a weird headspace though

Yeah, looks like Reactive took over your results too. Starting to look like that group needs to be adjusted against.

 

[á´…eparted]

Do you have some suggestions for improving the Body and other 1 group responses?

From the stack you posted, it looks like the Reactive and Rejection triads were where you scored the most points.

I was on my phone when I took it, I retook it a bit more carefully/thoughtfully (thus my results are slightly different). I tried to "clear the cobwebs" of how I am when I am healthy as best as I could. Also included my reasonings for why I answered as I did. I am not sure how to explain how to improve it. I do feel though if you see my reasonings it could help improve it.

Now it changed and gave me 4

3. What essential qualities do you feel is most out of balance: A. My identity and ability to prove my worth.
- Out of the three I honestly don't feel connected to any of them as none feels particularly out of balance. However self-worth is more of a problem area than the rest. I do not feel good if I don't feel like I have some sort of validation that what I do is of value. It directly connects to competentcy, which my sense of worth is heavily dependent on. Considering I have a rather wavering sense of competency unless I consistently preform up to my standards, it's a problem area.

4. How do you compensate for your lack of balance?: B. By seeking experience and sources of self-confidence.
- This is directly connected to the above. Because competency matters to me a lot, and not having it causes me a tremendous amount of stress, I am on the lookout for things that will provide that sense and thus increase self-confidance. This could be as simple as being around people who see my worth, or engaging in activities that I know I will do well in, but still require effort and it wouldn't be a given I'd be competent.

5. How do you respond to stressors? A. I often overreact.
- I overreact to stress the vast majority of the time. Though not instantly, and it's often an internal over-reaction. My reaction is also heavily dependent on my current state. If I am doing well I rarely over-react. I immediately try to sift through all of the things that could be going wrong, and can have a difficult time separating the realistic from the worst cases. A lot of this comes from fear of not wanting to under-judge something and thus make a mistake.

6. Which problems plague you? A. Shame and finding purpose
- This is extremely difficult to answer (to the point of being almost unable to), because in each one there is a word that fits me, and a word that doesn't fit me. The three words that fit me are Shame, Compulsive Thinking, and Anger. I do not have issues with finding purpose at all, I've realized that being anxious isn't as big of a thing with me as assumed (but it could be argued that it does describe me), and I seldom feel restricted. Out of all of these Shame is my biggest issue, but finding purpose is not an issue in the slightest. Ultimately, I have to go with that one though, because a feeling of shame is at the root of much of what I do. Again it ties into feeling competent and feeling like I can't meet all my responsibilities and dutys. These cause anxiety and anger.

7. How do you see to your needs? A. I go after what I want.
- This is a strange question because if I need something, I will attempt to go after it. It's not that simple at all, but it's what I ultimately seek.

8. How do you contribute to a project? B. By creating structure and working diligently (though I sometimes lose track of the bigger picture).
- This fits, but not completely. I apply structure and work diligently, but I tend to end up working in bursts and it's difficult to be consistent.

9. How do you respond when your needs aren’t being met? C. I leave (since there's nothing to stick around for).
- I honestly can't answer this, because I don't really know. I'll go between all of these depending on the scenario. I will often insist, but not directly unless it's a NEED, and even then I am careful about how I go about it. I will compromize (but pitch and moan about it while doing so) if there is no good option and it often takes forever. I will also leave/quit if there is no good solution and I am unwilling to compromize. I ultimately chose C, because my reaction is usually "well fuck you I am going to get what I need elsewhere!" then leave. So it's ultimately insisting by cutting out the middle man?

10. How do you deal with conflict? C. I solve the problem.
- This one is easy. If I see conflict I immediately resolve to solve it. I will get worked up about it often, but the core drive is to solve it and attempt to keep my cool through it. I never avoid it.

11. How do you convince others that you are right? C. I present the relevant information with minimal embellishment. I want to focus on completing the task efficiently.
- This one is also difficult because I do all three. I ultimately chose C because it's what I do first (my default). If that fails then I will default to B since that can work on people who don't listen to C. If that fails I will fully go into A and brute force the person into submission if I know they are wrong and there are consequences if they don't obey.

12. When it comes to conflict resolution, what often gets in your way? A. I tend to assume the worst. Some might call me paranoid.
- I can't really answer this because I relate to none of them. What gets in the way of me resolving conflict is if I can't set aside a bias if I feel I am right and want a specific outcome from things. i.e. I see one side as good and one side of bad, and there isn't a clear way to delcare that without causing more conflict. If I had to answer I'd say "I tend to assume the worst...some might say I lack empathy". So it's between A and C. I think A would fit ever so slightly better because I could be seen as paranoid by some.

13. How do you try to relate to others? B. I focus on people who agree with my ideals and ignore everyone else.
- This one is easy. I am very picky with people and have immediate like/dislike reactions to nearly everyone I meet. If I don't like someone (which is very often because they represent ideals I am not ok with), I will ignore them. It takes time for me to come around to people I have an intitial poor reaction to.

14. How do you gauge your values? A. I attach to things that I perceive as good and try to remain consistent.
- This is kind of a strange question to me that I don't quite understand? My values are my values. I ultimately went with A because I strive to be as consistent and fair with my values as possible. I wouldn't say I attach to things though for them.

15. If you had to give up one thing for the promise of happiness it would be: C. My sensitivities and others' attempts to help me.
- This one is easy cause I'd gladly give up my sensitivities. They get in the way! If they were gone I wouldn't need others help.

 

[Hawthorne]

Yeah, [MENTION=20829]Hard[/MENTION]'s explanations seems to confirm that the Reactive group is getting too much emphasis.

*adds to the project board*

Also, you chose a couple of responses that are associated with the Heart Center which really elevated the 4 score. I can PM you a more detailed breakdown if you'd like.

 

[Starry]

Yeah, looks like Reactive took over your results too. Starting to look like that group needs to be adjusted against.

Who are you?
haha

No, I've never taken an e-test that can account for counterphobia...or even sx very well.

 

[Hawthorne]

Who are you?
haha

No, I've never taken an e-test that can account for counterphobia...or even sx very well.

i hadn't even thought to account for how instincts could affect triad identifications. it makes sense that sx types would gravitate to the reactive choices, sp types to withdrawn, and so types to...idfk...attachment/adaptive?

The only thing is, do I really want to add a question about the taker's instinct variant? Because I'm guess that most people are more likely to know Ennea than the instincts...

Or maybe I'm over thinking it and can just add a question that essentially asks "what is your dominant instinct" without asking "what is your dominant instinct" and adjust from that.

will think about it over leftover-taco thursday.

 

[Lady_X]

To reiterate, the test isn't really suited for tritype atm. Just core determination. Also, the way it's calculating intersections means you're probably going to get some weird type orderings. 'fraid that can't be helped.



Looks like you chose majority Reactive (4,6,8) triad choices similar to senza earlier. The other triads seem to lag a decent amount behind with the next closest being Adaptive/Attachment (3,6,9). I'm going to guess that you also chose a few Heart options as well.



Very possible. Or maybe I still need more calibrating to do. If you post your result stacking, I can make a guess or two at why 6 was so elevated?

i don't remember how to post pics. haha

t: Six

86%


74%Five

74%Four

69%Eight

62%Nine

50%One

50%Seven

24%Three

22%Two

 

[Pionart]

5 > 4 > 9, last was 8

withdrawn > compliant > assertive

 

[Hawthorne]

i don't remember how to post pics. haha

t: Six

86%


74%Five

74%Four

69%Eight

62%Nine

50%One

50%Seven

24%Three

22%Two

Another case of (sx-elevated?) Reactive triad taking over. Between that and high Withdrawn scores, E7 didn't stand a chance.

 

[Lady_X]

Another case of (sx-elevated?) Reactive triad taking over. Between that and high Withdrawn scores, E7 didn't stand a chance.

my sxness is waaay elevated haha yeah idk maybe just some tweaking on the questions?? is it your test?

 

[Hawthorne]

my sxness is waaay elevated haha yeah idk maybe just some tweaking on the questions?? is it your test?

Yup! Became a little too infatuated with the triads recently and suddenly a baby was born...

 

[cascadeco]

Enneagram Triads Quiz
Your Result: Four

86%
People of Enneatype Four construct their identities around their perception of being unique and fundamentally different from others. Of all the types, they are the most acutely aware that the persona is a construct – something which has been created and can thus be re-created but there is a paradoxical quality to this whole endeavor. Fours strive for authenticity, for an expression of themselves which is “true,” but the image they portray is, by its nature, delusory, and inevitably fails to convey the true complexity of the self. It also necessarily falls short of the Four’s own personal ideal. This sense of perpetually “falling short” contributes to the Four’s sense of inadequacy, as Fours feel that they are not only unable to live up to society’s ideal but to their own individual ideals as well. This dynamic of striving and falling short is at the core of the Four’s sense of shame, frustration and heightened feelings of self-consciousness. (source: oceanmoonshine9)

81%Eight

62%Six

62%Three

 

[Kierva]

Oh god. I am a [MENTION=20829]Hard[/MENTION] now. NOOOOOO

 

[Purplemoon]

Enneagram Triads Quiz
Your Result: Nine

77%
People of enneatype Nine are essentially looking to maintain balance and avoid disruption. As a general rule, Nines adopt a strategy of “going with the flow.” Their central problem revolves around the fact that their desire to maintain peace and to avoid conflict is compulsive. Without a well-developed personality or firm sense of self and adequately defined boundaries, the Nine is left in a state of permeability to forces both outside the ego and to those subterranean forces that reside beneath it. It is the difficulty that type Nine individuals have in addressing this core issue which is called in the traditional enneagram, the vice of indolence. Here, indolence does not refer to laziness in the traditional sense, but to the lack of attention for the most important matter at hand, to what constitutes true work, i.e. the development of a solid sense of self from which the Nine can be truly effective in the world. (source: oceanmoonshine9)

68%Six

58%Four

58%Five

54%Eight

39%Seven

19%Three

18%Two

9%One

 

[Smilephantomhive]

Question #7 was a bit odd ( How do you see to your needs?) because who is going to just settle without their needs? If you changed needs to wants then some people may have answered differently. Though I would still try and go after what I want in a less aggressive way than the phrase "I go get what I want" suggests. Maybe make the question be something like "What are your strategies to reaching your goal?" Probably not worded like that, but I think you get the idea.

Overall I think you might need to identify the degree of some of these things. Like maybe define how stressed or give circumstances for the stress (or whatever questions that seemed vague).

Here are the questions that seemed vague to me

5
7
8
10
14 (At first I thought the values you were talking about were moral, but then I realized they were not).

Just some suggestions.

 

[Starry]

i hadn't even thought to account for how instincts could affect triad identifications. it makes sense that sx types would gravitate to the reactive choices, sp types to withdrawn, and so types to...idfk...attachment/adaptive?

The only thing is, do I really want to add a question about the taker's instinct variant? Because I'm guess that most people are more likely to know Ennea than the instincts...

Or maybe I'm over thinking it and can just add a question that essentially asks "what is your dominant instinct" without asking "what is your dominant instinct" and adjust from that.

will think about it over leftover-taco thursday.

I'm not even sure what's going on here to be honest with you haha Hawthorne I told you I was in a weird headspace. I just took this because we're both ENFPs (because you are my friend). You're doing heart, head and gut? No...I'm actually reading above and trying to remember...Reactive 4 6 8, Withdrawn is what? 1 3 5? I'm not embarrassed at all that I don't truly know. Are you eating fish tacos?


No, while I haven't put but a couple of minutes of thought into this over the course of my enneagram love affair...I still can't think of how this could be done...making room for sx (I don't see so and sp as being as problematic). I'll see if anything shakes loose when I'm eating...I was thinking of making chicken teriyaki.

When I'm eating chicken teriyaki.


*maybe you have the start of a really good variant test in there as well.

 

[senza tema]

I'm not even sure what's going on here to be honest with you haha Hawthorne I told you I was in a weird headspace. I just took this because we're both ENFPs (because you are my friend). You're doing heart, head and gut? No...I'm actually reading above and trying to remember...Reactive 4 6 8, Withdrawn is what? 1 3 5? I'm not embarrassed at all that I don't truly know. Are you eating fish tacos?


No, while I haven't put but a couple of minutes of thought into this over the course of my enneagram love affair...I still can't think of how this could be done...making room for sx (I don't see so and sp as being as problematic). I'll see if anything shakes loose when I'm eating...I was thinking of making chicken teriyaki.

When I'm eating chicken teriyaki.


*maybe you have the start of a really good variant test in there as well.

Reactive is 468, withdrawn is 459, responsive is 126, blah blah. There's a bunch of triads.

Socionics - the16types.info - Explanation of Enneagram Triads

 

[Starry]

Reactive is 468, withdrawn is 459, responsive is 126, blah blah. There's a bunch of triads.

Socionics - the16types.info - Explanation of Enneagram Triads

Now, I know why I don't know this haha!

I'm assuming you can't be a 7 core and part of the Reactive triad *damn it*
The Reactive triad is the coolest.

 

[senza tema]

Now, I know why I don't know this haha!

I'm assuming you can't be a 7 core and part of the Reactive triad *damn it*
The Reactive triad is the coolest.

You're double reactive though with 4 and 8 in your tritype.

I'm triple frustration.

 

[Galena]

4 - 87%
8 - 58%
6 - 47%
5 - 47%
9 - 23%
2 - 22%
3 - 15%
7 - 15%
1 - 8%

Interesting results. When I usually take tests, 1 and 8 score in the opposite positions I find them in here. Clearly the reactive triad has a lot of power in my profile.