Mona Coates Ph.D. and Judith Searle
More than with any other personality style, the variations and contradictions within Type Six are enormous. Sixes are often immobilized by fear, which they manifest in two contrasting ways: through aggressiveness or through visible anxiety. Psychologists commonly call this the “fight or flight” syndrome. Aggressive or “counterphobic” Sixes, who are often unaware of their fear, seem eager to pick a fight, in order to avoid being attacked first by someone else....
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