The Enneagram of Personality divides people into nine basic types and is based on a nine-pointed diagram in which the points are connected according to a set pattern (see right). Because of the way the numbers are arranged and grouped, the following chart will start at 5 and continue around the circle to 4.

Personality TypeDescriptionVicewhen
stressedwhen
securePossible
Myers-Briggs
correlationsHead types
use thinking;
tend towards anxiety5The Investigatorintense, cerebral, perceptive, innovative, secretive, isolatedAvarice78ISTP, INTP
(introverted thinking)6The Loyalistcommitted, security-oriented, responsible, anxious, suspiciousFear39ISTJ, ISFJ
(introverted sensing)7The Adventurerbusy, fun-loving, spontaneous, versatile, distractible, scatteredGluttony15ENFP, ENTP
(extroverted intuition)Body/Gut types
use instinct;
tend towards anger8The Leaderpowerful, dominating, self-confident, decisive, willful, confrontationalLust52ESTJ, ENTJ
(extroverted thinking)9The Peacemakereasygoing, self-effacing, receptive, reassuring, agreeable, complacentSloth63—1The Perfectionistrational, idealistic, principled, purposeful, self-controlledAnger47INTJ, INFJ
(introverted intuition)Heart types
use feeling;
tend towards depression2The Helpercaring, demonstrative, generous, people-pleasing, possessivePride84ESFJ, ENFJ
(extroverted feeling)3The Achieversuccess-oriented, pragmatic, adaptive, driven, image-consciousDeceit96ESTP, ESFP
(extroverted sensing)4The Romanticsensitive, withdrawn, self-absorbed, dramatic, temperamentalEnvy21ISFP, INFP
(introverted feeling)