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| Childhood Origin: |
Disconnected from father-figure. |
| Basic Fear: |
Of being condemned. |
| Basic Desire: |
To be right. |
| Healthy Sense of Self: |
I am reasonable. |
| Characteristic Temptation: |
To be too personally obligated. |
| Characteristic Vice: |
Self-righteous anger. |
| Characteristic Virtue: |
Wisdom. |
| Hidden Complaint: |
I am right most of the time, and it would be a better world if people
listened to what I tell them. |
| Key Defense Mechanisms: |
Repression, reaction formation, displacement. |
Don Richard Riso
Understanding the Enneagram:
The Practical Guide to Personality Types
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990, 288 pages
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