(MCN) Psychological and Physiological
Changes Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Social, Cultural, Family, Individual -
correct answer ✅Psychological Changes
First Trimester (Accepting the pregnancy) -
correct answer ✅The woman and her partner both spend time
recovering from the surprise of learning they are pregnant and
concentrate on what it feels like to be pregnant. A common
reaction is ambivalence, or feeling both pleased and not pleased
about the pregnancy
Second Trimester (Accepting the baby) -
correct answer ✅The woman and her partner move through
emotions such as narcissism and introversion as they concentrate
on what it will feel like to be a parent. Role-playing and increased
dreaming are common
Third Trimester (Preparing the baby and end of pregnancy) -
correct answer ✅The woman and her partner prepare clothing
and sleeping arrangements for the baby but also grow impatient as
they ready themselves for birth
, (MCN) Psychological and Physiological
Changes Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Difficulty Accepting a Pregnancy -
correct answer ✅Multiple pregnancy, Developmental abnormality,
Relocation, Moving away, Financial Issues, Role reversal, Job loss,
Marital infidelity, Illness, Loss, Complications, Having friends or
relatives who have had children born with health disorders, Series
of devaluing experiences, Previous miscarriages, Fertility problems,
Traumatic births, History of sexual or domestic abuse
Grief -
correct answer ✅Before a woman can take a mothering role, she
has to give up or alter her present roles. She must incorporate her
new role as a mother into her roles as a daughter, wife or friend.
Narcissism -
correct answer ✅Self-centeredness; Manifested by change in
activity
Introversion -
correct answer ✅turning inward to concentrate on oneself and
one's body
Changes Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Social, Cultural, Family, Individual -
correct answer ✅Psychological Changes
First Trimester (Accepting the pregnancy) -
correct answer ✅The woman and her partner both spend time
recovering from the surprise of learning they are pregnant and
concentrate on what it feels like to be pregnant. A common
reaction is ambivalence, or feeling both pleased and not pleased
about the pregnancy
Second Trimester (Accepting the baby) -
correct answer ✅The woman and her partner move through
emotions such as narcissism and introversion as they concentrate
on what it will feel like to be a parent. Role-playing and increased
dreaming are common
Third Trimester (Preparing the baby and end of pregnancy) -
correct answer ✅The woman and her partner prepare clothing
and sleeping arrangements for the baby but also grow impatient as
they ready themselves for birth
, (MCN) Psychological and Physiological
Changes Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Difficulty Accepting a Pregnancy -
correct answer ✅Multiple pregnancy, Developmental abnormality,
Relocation, Moving away, Financial Issues, Role reversal, Job loss,
Marital infidelity, Illness, Loss, Complications, Having friends or
relatives who have had children born with health disorders, Series
of devaluing experiences, Previous miscarriages, Fertility problems,
Traumatic births, History of sexual or domestic abuse
Grief -
correct answer ✅Before a woman can take a mothering role, she
has to give up or alter her present roles. She must incorporate her
new role as a mother into her roles as a daughter, wife or friend.
Narcissism -
correct answer ✅Self-centeredness; Manifested by change in
activity
Introversion -
correct answer ✅turning inward to concentrate on oneself and
one's body
