REPORT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Confidential
NAME: Wallace Edmund Cykes
DOB: 22/12/1978
DATE OF ASSESSMENT: 7/1/1997, 17/1/1997, 21/1/1997
DATE OF REPORT: 7/3/1997
STATUS: Intake
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CURRNT MEDICATIONS: Nil.
PSYCHOLOGICAL HISTORY: None.
SUBSTANCE USE: Recreational alcohol, cannabis, psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide, 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Mr Cykes’ toxicology was clear on all occasions of testing and while he admitted openly to past substance use he stated he was happy to “give it up if the Legion wanted.”
FAMILY HISTORY: Mr Cyke’s mother was 29 and his father 31 at the time of his birth. Mr Cykes mother, by his report, suffered postnatal depression and has received treatment for anxiety. He reports that his maternal grandfather had problems with alcohol. He also reports a paternal uncle who may have suffered bipolar illness but is not aware of any specific diagnosis, only that he was “a bit nuts.” He has a cousin with an addiction to prescription opiates.
BACKGROUND: Mr Cykes reports a supportive home and no trauma in his childhood. He states that his family have always been aware of his sexuality and that this has never been a problem for them. Mr Cykes reports having a strong cohort of friends at various stages of his childhood and that he still keeps in touch with many of them.
Mr Cykes reports his earliest telepathic experiences as a child at age 6 as being able to hear his parents’ thoughts. Asked whether this was distressing Mr Cykes replied in the negative, and stated that when the noise grew overwhelming he sought solace from the family’s beagle, up to and including when she passed away when he was 8. Mr Cykes spoke with some fondness about the dog and stated that sometimes he “could still feel her there.”
PHYSICAL PRESENTATION: Mr Cykes presents as a neat, intelligent, engaged and well‑mannered individual. He showed no resistance to questions around potentially sensitive subjects and displayed no negative responses when challenged on his answers. He engaged openly with the interviewer regarding complex and philosophical issues and seemed keen to converse. His stated reason for wanting to join the Legion is “because I think I may as well, I’m good enough” and when challenged that this might be insufficient responded “that’s fine, if that’s the way it is that’s the way it is”. He appeared healthy, well‑rested and in good spirits across the duration of the interviews.
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MENTAL PRESENTAITON: Mr Cykes’ mind presents upon examination as exceptionally active and vibrant. His Thought Clarity is graded 1.01 Flawless. His Malleability is graded Excellent. His Thought Colour is Full Spectrum. His Imprint Diameter from outside thought patterns is <0.1. Mr Cykes uniformly scored in the 99th percentile in practical assessments of Telepathy Levels 1 through 6. Due to the exceptional nature of these results Mr Cykes’ examinations were repeated by the writer at each interview and the results verified by colleagues on 17/1/97 and 21/1/97 (reports annexed as ‘A’).
CONCLUSION: Mr Cykes is an exceptional gifted telepath of a calibre rarely seen at this or any other centre. His thoughts are of a strength, scope and clarity practically unprecedented in professional practice, and his mind is the most resilient the writer has examined to date. Any attempts by the writer and other colleagues to contest mentally with Mr Cykes proved utterly fruitless. Mr Cykes possesses an unwavering foundation of identity and self‑assurance which borders on (in a traditional understanding of superego) incongruence with human nature. In the initial stages of interview the writer held concerns that Mr Cykes’ lack of natural self‑doubt may be the result of narcissism or delusions, but upon repeat examination no basis for either diagnosis has been found.
It is the opinion of this writer, having now examined Mr Cykes three times, consulted with senior colleagues and reviewed the existing literature, that Mr Cykes has, unbeknownst to himself, his school or his parents, undergone Precocious Manifestation. In telepaths the early development of powers is near‑universally disastrous, as the afflicted child’s mind is underdeveloped and unable to process the experience of external thought patterns. In clinical practice this writer would have anticipated telepathic manifestation at age 6 to be acutely detrimental and have required immediate intervention to avoid serious developmental delays, mental damage and suicidal ideation.
Despite this, Mr Cykes neither presents with nor reports any of these symptoms either historically or otherwise. On the contrary, Mr Cykes’ presentation is one of a highly functional and mentally robust young adult. Noting the competing view of Dr Fawley (report annexed as ‘B’), it is the opinion of this writer that in seeking mental shelter within his childhood dog, Mr Cykes’ mind may have unwittingly shaped itself to some degree to mirror his companion’s, thereby permanently acquiring aspects of canine psychology, in particular a profound sense of optimism and self. Such experience, as well as Mr Cykes’ current presentation, is highly unusual and demands further study.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Mr Cykes is RECOMMENDED for recruitment by the Legion of Heroes. In addition to his mature, stable presentation and exceptional telepathic aptitude, his psychological makeup offers hereto‑unexplored opportunity for research into Precocious Telepathic Manifestation, treatment of prepubescent telepaths, cross‑species telepathic connection and early mental plasticity. It is the unanimous verdict of assessing physicians that Mr Cykes be offered immediate Acolyte placement and fast‑tracked to full member status.