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Type 1:
The Perfectionist

Anger

Intense Anger and Frustration Over the Way Things Are

*Counter-type*

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SP
Self-Preservation
Focuses on basic necessities for survival - food, shelter, safety of the physical being, warmth, creature comforts, keeping away from danger, etc.

Worry

The true perfectionist. Very self-controlled. Anger is most repressed. Worries a lot. Focus on being a good person and doing the right thing. Makes sure everything done is detailed and perfect. Can be very harsh on self if don’t get things right. Has a heightened sense of responsibility. Believes it is bad to be angry and make it a virtue of being tolerant, forgiving, and warm whenever possible. Discharges tension through physical work and movement.

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SX
Sexual / One-to-One
Focuses on relationship with one other party; forming intimacy in relationships, not with many people at one go, but with one particular person at each point in time.

*Zeal*

Reform people or society to their way of seeing and doing things. Focus on perfecting others, Sexual Ones are likely to be explicitly angry. Has a sense of entitlement to change others. Intense desire to connect with others and perfect them in making the world a better place. Bring intensity and energy to relationships.

Sexual Ones have two sides:

Might be mistyped as a Type 8

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SO
Social
Focuses on belonging to bigger community, what everyone else id doing, influence in a group, group processes, etc.

Non-Adaptable

Focus on being the perfect example for others, and teaching others by example. Hold the community to a certain ethical standard. Anger is half-hidden, and Social Ones tend to be cooler and more intellectual. High self-control and high standards set them apart from the people around them. Has an unconscious need to feel or appear superior. Tend to take on the role of teachers.