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Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery [Kindle Edition]

Don Richard Riso , Russ Hudson
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" The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for understanding more about ourselves. No matter from which point of view we approach it, we discover fresh conjunctions of new and old ideas." So writes Don Riso in this expanded edition of his classic interpretation of the Enneagram, the ancient psychological system used to understand the human personality. In addition to updating the descriptions of the nine personality types, Personality Types, Revised greatly expands the accompanying guidelines and, for the first time, uncovers the Core Dynamics, or Levels of Development, within each type. This skeletal system provides far more information about the inner tension and movements of the nine personalities than has previously been published. This increased specificity will allow therapists, social workers, personnel managers, students of the Enneagram, and general readers alike to use it with much greater precision as they unlock the secrets of self-understanding, and thus self-transformation.

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Riso has pioneered a modern understanding of personality as delineated by the ancient nine-pointed Enneagram symbol. With updated descriptions of the nine personality types, Riso expands the accompanying guidelines and uncovers the Core Dynamics, or Levels of Development, within each type.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 2676 KB
  • Print Length: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (29 Oct 1996)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004MYFLAY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #71,452 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Don Riso is one of the key figures and innovators in the field of Enneagram studies. This is not the first of his books (and here he has partnered with Russ Hudson), nor is it the most recent, but it does represent refinement and improvement over his earlier works. There are several other authors who have written books on the Enneagram, but I don't think anyone else has done it as well. Riso is a highly articulate guy who doesn't sugar coat things, and reading his descriptions of personality types such as the average or unhealthy three is a bit unsettling. I'd say he has, for better or worse, great insight into human nature. A minor criticism is that I disagree with his classification of certain famous people, although in most cases he seems to get it right. Anyone interested in personality and human behavior in general will find this a fascinating read. Author of Adjust Your Brain: A Practical Theory for Maximizing Mental Health.
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An excellent development of the enneagram idea. I liked the levels of development concepts which give a new dimension to the well known enneagram personality types plan. It must of course be noted that these are 'generalised concepts', i.e. there is no 100% scientific psychological proof for the details of such levels, so they should be taken as guidance, not some sort of medical assessment chart. But that said, their main principle of healthy, average and unhealthy states for each personnality type adds a well deserved new perspective which I found very realistic, insightful and very good for working on myself with. These helped me confirm with more certainty which type I was, and what might be happening when I encounter stressfull situations which the standard books simple 'lump all together' for each type. A great help.
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I bought this book to get an introduction to the enneagram, and was a bit nervous in case it turned out to be new age faff. In the end, I loved it, and have become fascinated by the enneagram as a tool for self-awareness and development, as well as for developing empathy and compassion for others. The only reason why I have not given 5 stars is because the Kindle version contains several important charts on the characteristics of the various types which are written in such small print that I couldn't read them (and the 'change type size' option doesn't work either on these charts, for some reason), so I ended up having to buy a magnifying glass! It would have cost me much less money and eye-strain to have bought the paperback, so I would advise all prospective buyers to avoid the Kindle version until they rectify this problem .
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Their problems with identity stem from a rejection of their own authentic self in favor of a persona that they believe would be more acceptable in some way. &quote;
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Thus, all three are highly concerned with issues of self-esteem, personal value, appreciation, and shame, and with getting others to validate the self-image they have created. &quote;
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First, people do not change from one basic personality type to another. Each person is a unique individual within that larger group and, in the last analysis, remains that type for the rest of his or her life. In reality, people do change in many ways throughout their lives, but their basic personality type does not change. &quote;
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