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Personality Type Seven: The Generalist
The Accomplished, Extroverted, Excessive, Manic Person
| Childhood Origin: |
Disconnected from mother-figure. |
| Basic Fear: |
Of being deprived. |
| Basic Desire: |
To be satisfied. |
| Healthy Sense of Self: |
I am happy. |
| Characteristic Temptation: |
To be too acquisitive. |
| Characteristic Vice: |
Gluttony. |
| Characteristic Virtue: |
Gratitude. |
| Hidden Complaint: |
I am happy, although I would be a lot happier if I got everything I
wanted. |
| Key Defense Mechanisms: |
Repression, externalization, acting out. |
Don Richard Riso
Understanding the Enneagram:
The Practical Guide to Personality Types
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990, 288 pages
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