Dominant Affect Groups – The grouping of Enneagram types correlated to their object relations, or the theory of how one’s sense of self emerges from mirroring in early childhood. These three groups include a triad of Enneagram types around frustration (types One, Four, and Seven), rejection (types Two, Five, and Eight), and attachment (types Thee, Six, and Nine) in relation to the nurturing and/or protective energy of one’s caregiver(s).
