Style Five Subtypes*
Stepping back to analyze
alternatives
Self-Preservation
(Castle):
The most avoidant Fives.
Shy, socially awkward, create private space because of
inability to confront, don't want to show non-social
side; economy equals independence. Feelings of scarcity
underlie pride in doing with very little. Abstinence
frees from personal entanglements required by getting
more.
At best shy,
thoughtful, intellectual, observer/theorizers who offer
strategic models
At worst avoidant, socially
awkward, rebellious, cruel, misanthropic, disdainful of
ordinary mortals
One-to-One/Sexual (Confidence):
They look for the
ultimate in a "confidante" with whom they share an
understanding. A little more assertive and with more feeling
than other Fives. A lust for intense, brief, meaningful
encounters. More likely to compartmentalize by keeping emotional
connections separate from each other (the element of secrecy
adds a charge – the private advisor, the personal moment, the
secret love affair).
At best
passionate thinkers who refine ideas through debate and ensure
healthy dialogue
At worst arguing any side of the sake of debate,
excessive trust in confidantes
Social (Totem):
Totems
are symbols that encode messages about tribal knowledge.
In this subtype a passionate search for
information that symbolizes power – ideas and people that influence the
culture, explain human behavior, shape the history of
ideas. Searching for the absolute. Intellectual mastery
is very appealing.
At best
professional, seeking alliances with like-minded
people/organizations
At worst over-idealizes ideas,
systems, people; personally cold
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*According to
Peter O'Hanrahan,
the subtypes "show how the ruling emotion of our type is expressed through our
instinctual behavior." The above descriptions also draw from Helen
Palmer's The Enneagram in Love & Work and
workshops with
Dr. Claudio Naranjo.
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