[ Continued from here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/765429996/ ] I would say that Buttercupkit is receptive, though, again— that isn’t one of his main traits. He’s rather indecisive and unconfident, which can easily lead to him accepting others’ ideas, especially if they are of higher authority (such as the medicine cats), and his tendency to view each cat as very specific individuals could lead to wishing to hear the input of others. He’s also very passive, timid, and submissive, leading him to often give in to what others say, whether or not he thinks that’s right. This is contrasted by his passionateness, however— if he believes something strong enough, and has no doubts at all that he is right, it’s unlikely that he’ll change his mind for the opinions of another— though, he may agree without agreeing in his mind to avoid confrontation. So, he would likely be receptive, though there could be some exceptions to that. Buttercupkit is not yet competent or skilled in being a medicine cat, or the knowledge of herbs— but, of course, that’s why he would become an apprentice; to learn those things. I don’t think it would be too difficult for him to pick up on abilities of a medicine cat (with an exception or two that I’ll go over later, in the personality trait section), and would eventually gain the trait of competence that is required. He is committed, which has been described in the diligence and passionate sections of the previous website’s research (his passion for being a medicine cat would lead to being committed with that role, and diligence would lead to fulfilling his duties the best he can, also leading to being committed). I’m not entirely sure if Buttercupkit would be able to tolerate ambiguity, meaning able to tolerate multiple possible correct paths, or a decision that could be good, but also bad. He’s rather indecisive in general, so deciding on something that is ambiguous would be even more difficult than average decisions. He’d be very unsure about any decision like this that he’d make, and would likely end up relying on the other medicine cats for advice or input. He would, however, be able to “manage temporary gaps in understanding without undue frustration and negativity.” This is due to his optimism— he would feel that if he just kept trying harder to understand, any slight frustration he might have would fade, because he’d eventually come to an answer. As for the conscientiousness and agreeableness, I think he would qualify with both. He is conscientiousness, often overthinking decisions and overestimating consequences of his actions. He would try to do everything just right to avoid displeasing anyone. Buttercupkit is also agreeable; he is kind, empathetic, cooperative, open to new ideas, and does not quickly oppose or anger at criticism. All of these are traits of high agreeableness, so he is both agreeable and conscientious. (This one ended up being long despite what I said previously xD— hopefully the next one is shorter). 〈 https://www.sgu.edu/blog/medical/what-makes-a-good-doctor/ 〉 → The Research: According to the St. George’s University, doctors should be good communicators and listeners, organized and conscientious, curious, empathetic, collaborative, and persistent in advocating for patients. → Relation to Buttercupkit: Buttercupkit is both a good communicator and a good listener. Being a good listener is part of being a good communicator— but other than that, his indecisiveness and dependence leads him to constantly be asking the other medicine cats what they think, and telling them what decisions he made. This is a bit of a negative trait, but still ensures that he communicates. As for communicating with patients, he would want their input on his decisions, and would let them know what he’s doing before he starts doing it, because of his considerate trait, empathy, and indecisiveness. The listener part of this was already described earlier in my research, as was the conscientious, empathetic, and curious traits. Buttercupkit isn’t the most organized cat, but he does enjoy finding little places to store everything in his collection of unordinary things, and almost always remembers where to find them after he does so— so in that way, he is. He also appreciates cleanliness, and being somewhere /too/ unorganized would make him feel uncomfortable and worried that he wouldn’t be able to find things when necessary. I think that, as a medicine cat, Buttercupkit would be more organized than he generally would be in other parts of his life. He is collaborative, for the reasons I suggested earlier when saying that he is receptive. Buttercupkit would also be “persistent in advocating for patients” due to his empathy and passion— he would ensure that they know their options and would do his best to inform them what the best decision might be. However, if advocating includes going against the opinions of the other medicine cats, he >>
<< wouldn’t be as persistent due to his tendency to submit to authority. Unless he feels that the patient would be in danger of dying without him going against or arguing with the other medicine cats, it would be unlikely for him to be very persistent in that. 〈 https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20060309/7-key-traits-of-ideal-doctor 〉 → The Research: According to WebMD, the seven traits a doctor should have (according to interviewed patients) are being confident, empathetic, humane, personal (ex. interacting with someone as an individual rather than just another patient), forthright, respectful, and thorough. Seven traits a doctor should /not/ have are being timid, uncaring, misleading, cold, callous, disrespectful, and hurried. → Relation to Buttercupkit: The traits of being confident, empathetic, humane, personal, and thorough were already addressed earlier (though some in different words, such as thorough vs. conscientious). As for the others positive traits— forthright and respectful— he fits one but not the other. He is respectful due to being considerate/benevolent and empathetic, but isn’t as forthright as this suggests. The honesty aspect of being forthright was discussed earlier, but as for being straightforward— Buttercupkit generally isn’t. He tends to go on rambles, rushing to explain himself, and if he must deliver bad news, he’d likely do so in a roundabout way. For the negative traits— Buttercupkit is not uncaring, cold, callous, disrespectful, or hurried. However, he is timid— that’s actually one of the traits in his personality description. It doesn’t take much to spark fear in Buttercupkit, and he lacks assertiveness. Scaring him into submissiveness isn’t very difficult. His timidness is part of the reason being a warrior might be difficult for him, but as it seems, it creates difficulty in the medicine cat role as well. He can also unintentionally be misleading due to not being forthright— his rambles and long explanations may be difficult to follow, leaving a patient with the wrong idea of what he actually said. 〈 https://www.medlink-edu.com/top-11-qualities-of-a-good-doctor/ 〉 → The Research: According to Medlink, doctors should have good communication skills, the ability to work as a team, a strong work ethic, compassion, good “people skills,” leadership abilities, organizational skills, academic skills (ex. memorizing a lot of medical information), stress management skills, professionalism, and passion. → Relation to Buttercupkit: The traits of good communication, compassion, academic skills, passion and organization have already been discussed previously. His strong work ethic was described in his diligence. According to the website I got this section of research from, “good people skills” are about “how well you get on with whoever it is you are dealing with.” These skills “allow you to adapt to the varied types of people you will meet as you work as a doctor.” Buttercupkit may qualify for this trait, but in a way, he also doesn’t. His empathetic and considerate traits, along with his perceptiveness and patience, may help him get along with others better. He finds it easier than some might to see how others are feeling— he watches every shift in facial expression, tone of voice, or body language, mainly because he wants to understand others more. This allows him to more easily tell what the wrong and right thing to say would be. His patience may help him in dealing with frustrated patients, or patients who don’t seem to be listening to his advice. However, his lack of confidence fails him, as does his quietness. Being unconfident often leads to Buttercupkit being rather awkward, and he often worries that he said the wrong thing, no matter how sure he was that it was right when he said it. This could make social interactions with his patients more difficult, decreasing his ability in “people skills.” His quietness adds to this— it involves both his reluctance to speak and his soft tone, which may not serve him well depending on the patient. Buttercupkit would likely have the ability to work as a team. This is partially mentioned in the receptive trait that was mentioned earlier— but working as a team is more than just being open to others’ ideas. It can also mean making sure everyone has a role, and listening to what everyone has to say (the listening part has already been discussed previously). The part about making sure others have roles comes less naturally to him— Buttercupkit doesn’t like asking others to do things, so he’d be more likely to simply follow others’ instructions instead. Working as a team also requires sharing ideas, which he might be more unsure about. However, he could still work well in a team in that he would try to calm things in disagreements, and would be unlikely to escalate them. [ Continued here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/778204481/ ]
