The Essential Enneagram: The Definitive Personality Test and Self-Discovery Guide » (Revised)

David Daniels, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Stanford University Medical School, and is a leading developer of the Enneagram.

The First and Only Scientifically Determined Enneagram Personality Test and Guide

A centuries-old psychological system with roots in sacred tradition, the Enneagram can be an invaluable guide in your journey toward self-understanding and self-development. In this book, Stanford University Medical School clinical professor of psychiatry David Daniels and counseling psychologist Virginia Price offer the only scientifically developed Enneagram test based upon extensive research combined with a self-discovery and personal-development guide.

The most fundamental guide to the Enneagram ever offered, this book features effective self-tests to determine simply and accurately what your personality type is. Daniels and Price provide step-by-step instructions for taking inventory of how you think, what you feel, and what you experience. They then guide you in your discovery of what your type means for your personal well-being and your relationships with others, and they show you how to maximize your inherent strengths. Brimming with empowering information for each of the nine personality types—Perfectionist, Giver, Performer, Romantic, Observer, Loyal Skeptic, Epicure, Protector, and Mediator—this one-of-a-kind book equips you with all the tools you need to dramatically enhance your quality of life.

Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
Section 1: How to Discover Your Type 1
How to Begin 4
Essential Enneagram Test 5
How to Proceed 11
How to Discover Your Type 19
Summary of Type Discriminators 56
How to Confirm and Verify Your Type 70
How to Build Self-Understanding 71
Section 2: What to Do When You Have Discovered Your Type 73
General Practices and Principles for All Types 73
Specific Practices for Each Type 83
Appendix A: Additional Enneagram Resources 103
Appendix B: Validity of the Essential Enneagram Test 107