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Re: The Avoidant Disorder (Sensitive Style) - what enneatype would give the best fit?

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Posted by Cory on July 01, 2000 at 00:06:32:

In Reply to: The Avoidant Disorder (Sensitive Style) - what enneatype would give the best fit? posted by Jan den Breejen on June 30, 2000 at 06:36:12:

I would say the general fear and anxiety in their personalities makes them phobic E6. They move towards structure, conformity, and routine for the same reason as E6s. I know a Counterphobic E6 at work who has social phobia, I don't think he's a Sensitive/Avoidant but he has many similarities.

In the case of E4, they become self-conscious because they want to protect their self-image. They may see themselves as inferior to others and withdraw. This is a different motivation than the Sensitive who is afraid of the environment.

-Cory

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: Sensitive personality type / DSMIV Avoidant
: Dr. John M. Oldham has defined the Sensitive personality style. The following six characteristic traits and behaviors are listed in his The New Personality Self-Portrait.

: Familiarity. Individuals with the Sensitive personality style prefer the known to the unknown. They are comfortable with, even inspired by, habit, repetition, and routine.

: Concern. Sensitive individuals care deeply about what other people think of them.

: Circumspection. They behave with deliberate discretion in their dealings with others. They do not make hasty judgments or jump in before they know what is appropriate.

: Polite reserve. Socially they take care to maintain a courteous, self-restrained demeanor.

: Role. They function best in scripted settings, vocationally and socially: when they know precisely what is expected of them, how they are supposed to relate to others, and what they are expected to say.

: Privacy. Sensitive men and women are not quick to share their innermost thoughts and feelings with others, even those they know well.

: +++ Jan's analysis
: I think it could be described as E9(-4) subtype; especially the sticking to the familiar and the conservativeness; they want to keep dis-harmonizing new things away from themselves. I think they are too nice and social for friends and family to be labelled as E5. Oldham says they need routine and procedure because of their own lack of direction; that must be E9; doesn't it?

: Jan

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: I would say the general fear and anxiety in their personalities makes them phobic E6. They move towards structure, conformity, and routine for the same reason as E6s. I know a Counterphobic E6 at work who has social phobia, I don't think he's a Sensitive/Avoidant but he has many similarities. : In the case of E4, they become self-conscious because they want to protect their self-image. They may see themselves as inferior to others and withdraw. This is a different motivation than the Sensitive who is afraid of the environment. : -Cory : : text: : : Sensitive personality type / DSMIV Avoidant : : Dr. John M. Oldham has defined the Sensitive personality style. The following six characteristic traits and behaviors are listed in his The New Personality Self-Portrait. : : Familiarity. Individuals with the Sensitive personality style prefer the known to the unknown. They are comfortable with, even inspired by, habit, repetition, and routine. : : Concern. Sensitive individuals care deeply about what other people think of them. : : Circumspection. They behave with deliberate discretion in their dealings with others. They do not make hasty judgments or jump in before they know what is appropriate. : : Polite reserve. Socially they take care to maintain a courteous, self-restrained demeanor. : : Role. They function best in scripted settings, vocationally and socially: when they know precisely what is expected of them, how they are supposed to relate to others, and what they are expected to say. : : Privacy. Sensitive men and women are not quick to share their innermost thoughts and feelings with others, even those they know well. : : +++ Jan's analysis : : I think it could be described as E9(-4) subtype; especially the sticking to the familiar and the conservativeness; they want to keep dis-harmonizing new things away from themselves. I think they are too nice and social for friends and family to be labelled as E5. Oldham says they need routine and procedure because of their own lack of direction; that must be E9; doesn't it? : : Jan

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