Name: Pepper Annabelle Thompson
DOB: 03/02/1997 (21)
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 126lbs
Sex: Female
Theme Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDCWLCzfPEwOccupation: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) -to- Registered Nurse (RN), First-Year
Appearance: Pepper is small and slim, with a slightly gaunt facial structure and pale complexion. Jet-black hair flows down to her shoulders when she's not on call and stays bundled up when she is. A notable feature of hers is her heterochromia iridium; manifesting with the left eye being a light green hue and the right one being a moderate ocean blue. In terms of dress wear, Pepper isn't all that thrifty and prefers to wear casual clothes underneath her scrubs, even in formal situations mostly due to the instilled, stringent requirements of her job. She believes that the term 'dressing for success' is more about how you act than the clothes you wear.
CMH Psychological Evaluation
Personality
The Positive:
- Compassionate: Pepper has a deep sense of compassion for everyone she works with. This can be seen as a double-edged sword, as she forms strong attachments and opinions of people within a relativity short time of meeting them.
- Excitable: When you're on Pepper's good side, you'll certainly know it. She is more likely to break out of her comfort zone to try new things if it means being able to celebrate such an occasion alongside others. This can often leave her in an elevated mood for days on end, depending on circumstance.
- Optimistic: In the face of negativity, Pepper tries to be the light in the darkness. Whether it's boosting the morale of her colleagues or reassuring patients to any extent she can, she rarely lets herself be overwhelmed in the presence of others.
- Dedicated and Diligent: Though communication isn't her forte, she makes up for it by going above and beyond to ensure that the health of the patient is within the best possible outcome in terms of prognosis.
The Negative:
- Her stutter: She hasn't sought speech-therapy for her impediment, this condition has been ruled as Neurogenic. Perhaps, rather ironically, it would be worthwhile to seek out a speech pathologist during the duration of her stay.
- Individualism: A direct result of Pepper's parents consistently pressuring her academic success over a social life, this ultimately lead the girl to graduate highschool at the top honors of her class as a Valedictorian- with a significant cost of both emotional well-being, isolationism and general lack of
- Dealt the Wrong Hand: Born as a sickly child with multiple medical complications, Pepper has managed to overcome each and every one. However, they have left a significant, noticeable impact on her physical gait, mobility, speech and psychological state.
Evaluation Observations:
Information disclosed from the office of Dr. Jacob Kaufmann, Redwood Mental Health Center.
"Miss Thompson is an adventurous, committed, intelligent and wonderful client who can light up a room with a smile. The girl's parents raised her right, but their authoritative, fear-based method leaves me in a bit of disagreement with her recounting. She has significant trouble with her stutter, and often feels insecure about making friends because of how [they] might react. I have prescribed her Sertraline for her anxiety, and I have noticed a troubling start of warning signs commonly associated with Uncomplicated Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder. She often suffers from night-terrors, depressive bouts, mood swings and catatonic lapses. As I have been told by her, these are likely to occur after a long day of work, yet that is no reason to dismiss the severity of this developing condition. Our next visit is scheduled within two months from now, and the next appointment will determine if a more aggressive regimen of treatments is needed if her condition worsens. I have recommended her to try and find some company when she is not on the job; making friends would indeed be beneficial for her mental health."
Actual Personality:
Pepper is a quiet, soft-spoken young woman with big determination and an even bigger heart. Suffering from a severe stutter and a light limp didn't phase her from earning her CNA certificate and working toward where she is today. Beneath a borderline mute, shy individual underlies a caring, sweet person who has always made it a habit to place herself before others- because their lives depended on it. However, it is not without difficulty from both parties that will determine whether or not Pepper will make a new friend. Pepper suffers from both the insecurity of her stutter being heard as well as an increased display of social isolationism because of this subconscious fear. She also fears fighting, loud noises, spiders and failure. Regardless, she tries to compensate by being naturally optimistic, albeit socially awkward.
History: Born to a loving middle-class family in the small town of Longmont, Colorado, Pepper's birth was fairly traumatic. Delivered at 27 weeks early at one-pound thirteen ounces, the infant's prognosis was grim: A grade-three brain bleed, moderate scoliosis, flat feet, a left hip difference of one inch, and a 50/50 risk of developing cerebral palsy. Miraculously, the young girl pulled through and a pair of fearful parents kept the girl in a bubble (not literally that'd be weird) for most of her toddling years. When she reached the age of comprehension, Pepper was taught the values of discipline, respect, and integrity. With an increasing demand for her academic success from her parents, Pepper placed her social life aside the further she advanced through grade school, and when she reached the age of eighteen, she graduated her High School with a 3.5 GPA. Pepper had her career already planned from the age of five, being frequently told stories by her father about his service in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. Wanting to follow in her father's footsteps, the aspiring Naval servicewoman went to MEPS a few months later- only to hit the quintile of Permanent Disqualifiers (PDQ)'s. Upset but not deterred, Pepper had a backup: become a Registered Nurse.
Not only a few months later at the start of the new year was Pepper attending community college; the protective grasp of her parents slowly wearing away as she became more independent and self-sufficient. The next two years were grueling and brutal; met with many energy drinks and sleepless nights as she worked diligently toward obtaining her CNA certification, and finally 'graduating' with her framed slip of paper, Pepper moved to Santa Cruz, California and enrolled in the CNA-RN bridge program; intent on finishing her last two years to finally accomplish her goal of becoming a Registered Nurse.
My Dreams
Goals in life
Likes
- Listening to music
- Philosophy
- Writing/Reading
- Outdoor activities, particular stargazing on-campus
Dislikes
- Rude people
- Cluttered workstation
- Misdiagnosis
- Negative criticism.
Reputation: Pepper doesn't quite know anyone to make sufficient enough reputations, though most interactions will come across as one-sided if she doesn't outright take the initiative to speak first.
Extra Information: Pepper taught herself ASL within her last two years of highschool in order to better cope with her quietness. Anyone who is able to read ASL will recognize Pepper's remarkable fluency in it.
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