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Personality Type Two: The Helper
The Concerned, Helpful, Possessive, Manipulative Person
| Childhood Origin: |
Ambivalent to father-figure. |
| Basic Fear: |
Of being unloved. |
| Basic Desire: |
To be loved. |
| Healthy Sense of Self: |
I am caring. |
| Characteristic Temptation: |
To be too well intentioned. |
| Characteristic Vice: |
Vainglory. |
| Characteristic Virtue: |
Disinterested charity. |
| Hidden Complaint: |
I am always loving, although people don't love me as much as I love
them. |
| Key Defense Mechanisms: |
Identification, reaction formation, denial. |
Don Richard Riso
Understanding the Enneagram:
The Practical Guide to Personality Types
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990, 288 pages
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