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PREGNANCY & PARENTING TEST
1. Parenthood is:
A. Less demanding and less permanent than other jobs.
B. Less demanding and more permanent than other jobs.
C. More demanding and more permanent than other jobs.
D. More demanding and less permanent than other jobs.
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All of the following are realities of parenthood EXCEPT:
A. Financial obligations begin before a child is born.
B. Children help decrease the workload.
C. Children are self-centered and demanding.
D. Children have an impact on the marital relationship.
3.
Society generally still sees the role of parenting resting on
A. Grandparents
B. Fathers
C. Mothers
D. Extended family members
4.
Which group generally has the LEAST background, training, and experience in parenting before they actually
become parents?
A. Males
B. Females
C. Males and females are usually equally prepared
D. The oldest children in large families
5.
All of the following are steps that should be involved in making the decision to become a parent EXCEPT:
A. Becoming informed on what it is like to be a parent.
B. Examining your motives.
C. Receiving approval from our own parents.
D. Weighing the costs and benefits of having children.
6.
Which of the following couples is the most ready for parenting?
A. The husband will be in school for the next two years and the wife works full-time.
B. The wife wants children but the husband is not sure.
C. The husband and Wife have a good understanding of child raising demands
D. The husband wants children but the wife is concerned about the effect on her career.
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Which of the following is the best reason for choosing to become a parent?
A. Expectations from extended family members
B. To bring a couple closer together
C. To have someone to love them
D. To love children
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Which statement about parenting is true?
A. Good parenting comes naturally after your children are born.
B. Once you have children, you will know how to parent.
C. Parenting skills can be developed through knowledge and effort.
D. Wanting to be a good parent is all that is needed to become a good parent.
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Parents can prepare for the financial expenses of having children by:
A. Readjusting the budget when the baby is born.
B. Evaluating the cost of raising children when the baby is born.
C. Taking out a loan to help pay the bills.
D. Carrying medical insurance to help pay the bills.
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10. Which of the following cultural messages is currently sent to boys that may hinder their attitudes about
fathering?
A. It’s okay for boys to play house.
B. Boys and girls are equal in their abilities to babysit.
C. It is wrong for boys to show emotion or cry.
D. Fathers and mothers are equally as responsible for household chores.
11. All of the following are activities that would help boys become better fathers EXCEPT:
A. Learning to express their emotions positively.
B. Encouraging them to be tough and never cry.
C. Having nurturing parents.
D. Having them baby sit.
12. Traditionally, at which point in time do most fathers enjoy interacting with their children?
A. At birth
B. During adolescence.
C. When children are old enough to play games
D. When they are adults
13. All of the following are functions of the vagina EXCEPT:
A. As a channel for menstrual flow
B. As a receptacle for the penis during intercourse
C. As the birth canal
D. As the opening to the bladder.
14. All of the following are functions of the testicles or testes EXCEPT:
A. Being the male sex gland
B. Producing sperm
C. Producing urine
D. Producing testosterone
15. Two solid egg-shaped structures that are the counterpart to the male testicles the:
A. Cervix
B. Uterus
C. Fallopian tubes
D. Ovaries
16. Which one of the following carries egg cells toward the uterus and sperm cells toward the egg cell?
A. Cervix
B. Uterus
C. Fallopian tubes
D. Ovaries
17. The neck or opening of the uterus is the:
A. Cervix
B. Uterus
C. Fallopian tubes
D. Ovaries
18. A hollow, muscular organ which protects and nourishes a fetus until it is born is the:
A. Cervix
B. Uterus
C. Fallopian tubes
D. Ovaries
19. Two small glands that secrete a fluid that nourishes and enables the sperm to move are the:
A. Sperm
B. Vas deferens
C. Seminal vesicles
D. Prostate
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20. The microscopic cells which can fertilize the female’s ovum are the:
A. Sperm
B. Vas deferens
C. Seminal vesicles
D. Prostate
21. This gland that secretes and alkaline fluid that neutralizes the acid found in male urethra and the female
reproductive tract is the:
A. A. Sperm
B. Vas deferens
C. Seminal vesicles
D. Prostate
22. Two long, thin tubes that serve as a passageway for sperm and a place for sperm storage are the:
A. Sperm
B. Vas deferens
C. Seminal vesicles
D. Prostate
23. The recommended average weight gain range for a woman during pregnancy is:
A. 10-15 pounds
B. 15-20 pounds
C. 25-35 pounds
D. 35-45 pounds
24. The prenatal heart and brain are formed during:
A. The first trimester
B. The second trimester of trimester
C. The second month of pregnancy
D. It depends upon the individual baby.
25. The purpose of the amniotic sac is to:
A. Provide oxygen to the fetus
B. Provide nutrition to the fetus
C. Protect the fetus
D. Form the placenta
26. A prenatal diagnostic test for congenital disorders done by drawing fluid from the womb is:
A. Ultrasound
B. Fetoscopy
C. Embryoscopy
D. Amniocentesis
27. Which of the following statements is the MOST correct regarding pregnancy and nutrition?
A. Nutrition is vital before becoming pregnant and through out the pregnancy
B. Nutrition is vital as soon as the pregnancy is verified
C. Nutrition is vital during the first trimester of the pregnancy
D. Nutrition is vital during the last trimester of the pregnancy
28. Prenatal care is important because:
A. It increases the chances of having a healthy baby.
B. It guarantees a healthy baby
C. Mothers become very ill without it
D. It increases the chances for an early delivery
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29. Which of the following are early symptoms of pregnancy?
A. Nausea, a missed menstrual period, and a dry hacking cough.
B. Swollen ankles, frequent urination, and nausea.
C. A missed menstrual period, headaches, and frequent urination.
D. Nausea, a missed menstrual period, and frequent urination.
30. Which of the following is safe during pregnancy?
A. lotions to relieve dry skin
B. Vaccinations
C. Cats
D. Over-the-counter medication
31. Which of the following may be affected by pregnancy?
A. The mother’s skin and hair
B. Her emotions
C. Her digestion
D. All of the above
32. Which of the following is normal during the last trimester of pregnancy?
A. Sharp abdominal pain or cramping
B. Severe headaches
C. Sudden swelling of hands and feet
D. The baby’s dropping lower in the mother’s body
33. The fetus’ face and long bones are formed during:
A. The first trimester
B. The second month of pregnancy
C. The second trimester of pregnancy
D. It depend upon the individual baby
34. Which organ(s) is (are) the last to develop in a fetus?
A. The heart
B. The genitals
C. The kidneys
D. The lungs
35. During pregnancy, a woman in good health should:
A. Take up anew sport
B. Discontinue all activity
C. Not exercise
D. Continue all normal activity
36. The most obvious change to take place during the third trimester is:
A. An enlarged abdomen and fatigue
B. Having heart palpitations
C. Nausea and vomiting
D. The mask of pregnancy
37. The last trimester in the development of the baby is for:
A. Organ development
B. Rest
C. Growth and development of a layer of fat
D. Finalization of intricate items such as fingernails
38. Frequent urinations, craving, nausea, and dizziness are most descriptive of which trimester of pregnancy?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
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39. During pregnancy, loss of fluid from the vagina, painful urination, frequent dizzy spells, or prolonged nausea:
A. Are normal symptoms of the first trimester.
B. Are normal symptoms of the last trimester
C. Are normal anytime during pregnancy
D. Are not normal and the doctor should be called immediately
40. What would be the result of an ectopic pregnancy?
A. The baby being born prematurely
B. Miscarriage, removal of the fallopian tube or the death of the mother
C. The fertilization egg being successfully moved to the uterus
D. The baby being born with major defects
41. A common problem for multiple births during prenatal development is:
A. A lack of space
B. Poorer placental formation
C. Less nutrition being available
D. More genetic defects
42. Which of the following is and STD that could cause damage to a child before or during birth?
A. Chlamydia
B. Toxoplasmosis
C. Accutane
D. Rubella
43. Which is true of the ovaries?
A. Ovaries produce new eggs each month
B. A female is born with about 2 million immature eggs
C. Eggs are formed during puberty
D. All of the above
44. When a fetus is involuntarily expelled from a woman’s body before it is capable of surviving on its own it is
clinically termed
A. An ectopic pregnancy
B. Toxemia
C. Spontaneous abortion or miscarriage
D. Defective implantation
45. How can birth defects be prevented?
A. By proper nutrition, avoiding x-rays when pregnant, and drinking alcohol.
B. By proper nutrition, avoiding alcohol, and drinking plenty of water
C. By avoiding x-rays when pregnant, proper nutrition, and avoiding alcohol
D. By avoiding smoking, getting plenty of sleep, and avoiding aerobic exercise.
46. Which of the following forms of anesthesia is most commonly used because it is less risky for the baby and
mother?
A. An epidural
B. A paracervical block
C. A pudental block
D. A spinal block
47. When the cervix opens from 0 to 10 centimeters in order to allow the baby’s head to pass through, it is called:
A. An episiotomy
B. Dilation
C. Fetal monitoring
D. An epidural
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48. An episiotomy is:
A. An anesthesia
B. A labor pain that pushes the baby into the cervix
C. A measurement of the baby’s heart rate
D. An incision that prevents tearing of the perineum during birth
49. Which of the following is a genetic disorder?
A. Fetal alcohol syndrome
B. Down’s syndrome
C. Toxemia
D. Infection
50. Babies born to smoking mothers have a higher risk of:
A. Low birth weight
B. Blindness
C. Toxoplasmosis
D. Facial malformation
51. Which of the following could cause premature birth?
A. The mother being under 16 years of age
B. A lack of proper medical care
C. The mother being a smoker
D. All of these
52. The placenta, amniotic sac, and umbilical cord are:
A. The afterbirth which is delivered a few minutes after the baby
B. Absorbed back into the mother’s body
C. Delivered just before the baby
D. Delivered with the baby
53. Which best describes the word bonding?
A. An automatic response between parent and child
B. A learned response between parent and child that occurs in the teen years
C. A special reaction that occurs following a reprimand
D. A feeling of love, caring, and concern for another person
54. What does the term marasmus mean?
A. Poor nutrition
B. Wasting away due to lack of love.
C. Another term for child abuse.
D. None of the above.
55. Which of the following is true?
A. Touch is related to increasing a child’s mental functioning.
B. Ideally, bonding occurs during the ages of 8-10
C. Bonding refers to the act of feeling close to one’s surroundings
D. Touch is not a part of bonding.
56. What factors may negatively affect bonding?
A. A very sick child
B. A child looking like someone the parents do not like
C. Both of the above
D. Ignoring the crying, touch, and motion
57. Techniques to soothe a crying baby fall into three categories:
A. Touch, motion, and sound
B. Touch, bouncing, and sound
C. Motion, sound, and ignoring the crying
D. Ignoring the crying, touch, and motion
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58. Some specific methods that help one cope with a crying baby are:
A. Rocking the baby
B. Taking the baby for a ride in the car
C. Swaddling the baby tightly
D. All of the above.
59. all of the following statements concerning methods that help one cope with a crying baby are true EXCEPT:
A. Laying the baby on a warm hot water bottle across your lap or bed.
B. Singing or talking in a quiet, sing-song way
C. Removing yourself and letting someone else take over for awhile.
D. Shaking the baby to get its attention
60. What are the different types of abuse?
A. Physical, neglect, sexual, and emotional
B. Physical, neglect, avoidance and emotional
C. Child, sexual, and emotional
D. Neglect, sexual, emotional, and avoidance
61. What happens during shaken baby syndrome?
A. A baby is shaken by an adult.
B. Head trauma can occur when a baby is shaken
C. Veins feeding the brain are torn, causing brain damage
D. All of the above
62. Define physical abuse:
A. Non-accidental injury of a child that leaves marks, scars, bruises, or broken bones.
B. Failure of parents or caretakers to provide needed, age-appropriate care.
C. Inappropriate sexual exposure or touch done by an adult or an older child to a younger child
D. Rejecting, terrorizing, berating, ignoring, or isolating a child causing serious impairment of the child
63. Emotional abuse is:
A. Non-accidental injury of a child that leaves marks, scars, bruises, or broken bones.
B. Failure of parents or caretakers to provide needed, age-appropriate care.
C. Inappropriate sexual exposure or touch by an adult or an older child to a younger child.
D. Rejecting, terrorizing, berating, ignoring, or isolating a child causing serious impairment of the child.
64. What is neglect?
A. Non-accidental injury of a child that leaves marks, scars, bruises, or broken bones.
B. Failure of parents or caretakers to provide needed, age-appropriate care.
C. Inappropriate sexual exposure or touch by an adult or an older child to a younger child.
D. Rejecting, terrorizing, berating, ignoring, or isolating a child causing serious impairment of the child.
65. The three major components of child abuse are:
A. A child, caregiver, and stress.
B. A child, anger, and misbehavior.
C. Anger, caregiver, and misbehavior
D. A child, caregiver, and time
66. What is a coping threshold?
A. A specific coping technique taught at counseling centers.
B. A structural devise used in preventing child abuse.
C. The ability to deal with stress on any given day.
D. One of the main types of child abuse.
67. A common characteristic of abusive parents is:
A. Good self-control
B. Low self-esteem
C. A high coping threshold
D. Knowledge of children’s growth and development
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68. During periods of high unemployment, child abuse:
A. Remains about the same.
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. Is reported more often
69. Which of the following parents would be at the highest risk to abuse their children?
A. Parents with low stress in their relationship
B. Parents with high expectations for children
C. Parents who understand the development of children
D. Parents who were abused as children
70. Removing which component of the child abuse equation would help prevent abuse?
A. Stress
B. The child
C. The caregiver
D. Any one of the three
71. Which of the following is an immediate coping strategy a parent could use in stressful situations?
A. When you are angry with a child’s behavior, let the child know your feelings immediately.
B. Leaving the situation until you cool off.
C. Using physical force to show the child who is in control
D. Getting counseling when your children bother you.
72. One way to reduce the risks that lead to abuse would be to:
A. Have unrealistic expectations for the child.
B. Learn as much s possible about children’s
C. See the child as an adult
D. Avoid conflicts with the child
73. If you are in a stressful situation and the child you are tending is crying non-stop, which would be the best to
do?
A. Watch television
B. Ignore the child
C. Call someone to come help you with the child
D. Give the child candy to stop the crying
74. To avoid child abuse it is helpful to:
A. Always have a plan of action to fall back on in stressful situations.
B. Know how much stress you can stand before losing your temper.
C. Neither of the above
D. Both of the above
75. Which one of the following parenting styles uses freedom with very few limits?
A. Authoritarian
B. Permissive
C. Democratic
76. Which one of the following parenting styles uses limits and freedom based upon parental discretion?
A. Authoritarian
B. Permissive
C. Democratic
77. Which one of the following parenting styles uses limits and freedom based upon parental discretion?
A. Authoritarian
B. Permissive
C. Democratic
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78. Teaching self-control to children includes:
A. Letting them do whatever they want
B. Having them obey arbitrary rules set up by their parents
C. Having clear and important limits
D. Letting them know who is boss
79. Teaching self-discipline will:
A. Help children succeed in their adult lives
B. Help children achieve the goals they set in life
C. Enhance their relationship with their parents
D. All of the above
80. It is important to be positive, firm, and consistent with children because:
A. They will understand who is in control
B. Doing what children want will spoil them
C. They will know how to think correctly
D. They will know what to expect
81. The goal of positive guidance is the development of:
A. Morality
B. Intellectual
C. Physical abilities
D. Self-centered
82. When Lucy’s mother recognizes appropriate behavior with a smile or a hug, she is:
A. Establishing household rules
B. Using positive reinforcement
C. Dealing with unacceptable behavior
D. Being a good role model
83. Beatrice had a stressful day at work and is very tired. Her two-year-old is misbehaving and she can feel herself
becoming very angry and out of control. What could Beatrice do to protect herself and her child?
A. Spank the two-year-old
B. Call a friend to take her son fro awhile
C. Insist on better behavior from the child
D. Continue on, ignoring the situation
84. Which of the following forms of discipline is least effective, teaches aggression, creates resentment rather than
self-discipline, and tends to escalate?
A. Logical consequences
B. Time out
C. Spanking
D. Setting limits
85. Mary was playing house with her mom’s good china. Mom saw this and said, “Mary, use these old plates”.
Mom has just used what form of discipline?
A. Setting limits
B. Redirection
C. Natural consequences
D. Being firm and consistent
86. Being hungry because you forgot your lunch is and example of:
A. Redirection
B. A logical consequence
C. A natural consequence
D. A limited choice
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87. Setting limits is a way of guiding children toward good behavior. Which statement about setting limits is
try?
A. Children do not want limits set for them
B. Limits should benefit the child
C. Limits refer only to physical restrictions
D. Limits should be elaborate and explained in detail
88. Discipline should be:
A. An outlet for an adult’s anger
B. Directed mostly at the hostile child
C. Used only for very difficult situations
D. Relevant to the misbehavior
89. An advantage of consistency in guiding children’s behavior is:
A. Adults can release their anger regularly
B. Conflict is eliminated from the parent/child relationship
C. The child can expect a mild spanking
D. Children feel more secure
90. When Mrs. Potter tries to teach tolerance by showing respect to all the children in her family, she is:
A. Establishing household rules
B. Using positive reinforcement
C. Dealing with unacceptable behavior
D. Being a good role model
91. Using the principle of allowing a child to learn through natural or logical consequences:
A. Is a positive method of guiding behavior
B. Is a positive method of guiding behavior since a consequence is involved
C. Is the same basic principle as punishment
D. Usually involves decision making mostly by the adult
92. Five-year-old Bryan took his sand toys to the beach. His parents told him that he must be responsible for
returning the toys to the house. Bryan walked to the house without any of his sand toys. If Bryan’s parents
used natural consequences, they would:
A. Take the toys to the house and put them on high shelf where Bryan couldn’t reach them.
B. Remind Bryan again to get his toys
C. Take the toys to the house and say nothing about the whole situation
D. Leave the sand toys on the beach.
93. If Johnny spent all of his lunch money on candy, a natural consequence would be:
A. Not being able to buy lunch that day
B. Having to pack his own lunch
C. Borrowing lunch money from his mother
D. Not being able to watch TV that day.
94. If Suzie doesn’t come home from the neighbor’s house when she is supposed to, a logical consequences would
be:
A. Not getting to go to the neighbor’s the next day.
B. Not getting to watch TV that night
C. Getting scolded
D. Getting spanked