Unit 2: Ego Ideals and Defense Mechanisms
Overview: Ego Ideals and Defense Mechanisms
Learn more about the psychological context of each Enneagram type, including what is an ego structure in contrast to personality and character, what are the ego ideals of each type, and what is the primary defense mechanisms of each type and how it works.
What is an Enneagram Type?
Click start to learn the difference between personality, character, and ego structure.
Ego Ideals
Each Enneagram type has an ego ideal or an idealized sense of self: how they want to perceive themselves and also want others to view them. Learn the 9 different ego ideals and what happens when a particular quality does not conform to this ideal.
Defense Mechanisms
The Enneagram system does not put us in a box; it shows us the box we are already in and how to move beyond it. Follow the instructions to learn how the interplay between the type-based fixation (mental pattern) and passion (emotional pattern) combines with the defense mechanism to maintain our ego ideal.
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