PNCB CPN EXAM FINAL PAPER 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Infancy (0-12 mo). Answer: Trust vs mistrust
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Toddlerhood(1-3yrs). Answer: Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Early Childhood(3-6 yr). Answer: Initiative vs guilt
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Middle Childhood (6-12yr). Answer: industry vs inferiority
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Adolescence. Answer: Identity vs Role confusion
◉ Jean Piagets theory of cognitive development. Answer: Cognitive
development through interaction with environment
◉ Piagets Cognitive Development
,Birth to 2 yrs. Answer: Sensorimotor stage
- sense of time and space develops with routines
-sense of permeance
◉ Piagets Cognitive Development
2- 7 yrs. Answer: Preoperational stage
-egocentrism- self perspective only
- thinking magical,concrete,
-use of symbols, language, and imitation
◉ Piagets Cognitive Development
7-11 yrs. Answer: Concrete operations stage
- logical, tangible thinking
-masters, collects, sorts facts
◉ Piagets Cognitive Development
11-15yrs. Answer: Formal Operations stage
-adaptability and flexibility
- abstract thought
◉ Kohlberg -Moral development
,Toddlerhood and early childhood. Answer: -preconventional or
premoral: child conforms to rules imposed by authority figures to
avoid punishment
◉ Kohlberg -Moral development
Middle childhood. Answer: - conventional: social conformity and
loyalty. Initially seeks approval, seeks to avoid getting in trouble or
getting caught
◉ Kohlberg -Moral development
Adolescence. Answer: Adopts own set of morals/values that guide
behavior
◉ Typical weight progression from birth. Answer: Avg newborn: 7lbs
5 months: 2x birth weight
1 yr: 3x birth weight
◉ BMI parameters. Answer: >95%- Obese
85%- <95% Overweight
<5% Underweight
◉ Normal length/ height progression from birth. Answer: Avg
newborn: 20 in
Growth in 1st yr: 10 in
, Growth in 2nd yr: 5 in
Growth from 2.5 yr to puberty 0: 0.5 in
◉ Precosious puberty. Answer: Prior to age 7- white females
Prior to age 6 in Afr. Amer
◉ At what age does vision mature. Answer: Age 6
◉ What is the first sign of puberty in females?. Answer: breast
development at age 7-13yo
◉ What is the first sign of puberty for males. Answer: testicular
enlargement at age 10-15y/o
◉ HEADS assessment for adolescent Risk profile. Answer: Home,
Education, ,Activites, Drugs, Sexual Activity/identity,
Suicide/depression
◉ congenital. Answer: present at birth due to abnormalities in
utero( may or may not be noticible at birth)
◉ Common Dominant disorders. Answer: huntingtons disease,
osteogenesis imperfecta, neurofibromatosis, night blindness
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Infancy (0-12 mo). Answer: Trust vs mistrust
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Toddlerhood(1-3yrs). Answer: Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Early Childhood(3-6 yr). Answer: Initiative vs guilt
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Middle Childhood (6-12yr). Answer: industry vs inferiority
◉ Erikson Psychosocial development
Adolescence. Answer: Identity vs Role confusion
◉ Jean Piagets theory of cognitive development. Answer: Cognitive
development through interaction with environment
◉ Piagets Cognitive Development
,Birth to 2 yrs. Answer: Sensorimotor stage
- sense of time and space develops with routines
-sense of permeance
◉ Piagets Cognitive Development
2- 7 yrs. Answer: Preoperational stage
-egocentrism- self perspective only
- thinking magical,concrete,
-use of symbols, language, and imitation
◉ Piagets Cognitive Development
7-11 yrs. Answer: Concrete operations stage
- logical, tangible thinking
-masters, collects, sorts facts
◉ Piagets Cognitive Development
11-15yrs. Answer: Formal Operations stage
-adaptability and flexibility
- abstract thought
◉ Kohlberg -Moral development
,Toddlerhood and early childhood. Answer: -preconventional or
premoral: child conforms to rules imposed by authority figures to
avoid punishment
◉ Kohlberg -Moral development
Middle childhood. Answer: - conventional: social conformity and
loyalty. Initially seeks approval, seeks to avoid getting in trouble or
getting caught
◉ Kohlberg -Moral development
Adolescence. Answer: Adopts own set of morals/values that guide
behavior
◉ Typical weight progression from birth. Answer: Avg newborn: 7lbs
5 months: 2x birth weight
1 yr: 3x birth weight
◉ BMI parameters. Answer: >95%- Obese
85%- <95% Overweight
<5% Underweight
◉ Normal length/ height progression from birth. Answer: Avg
newborn: 20 in
Growth in 1st yr: 10 in
, Growth in 2nd yr: 5 in
Growth from 2.5 yr to puberty 0: 0.5 in
◉ Precosious puberty. Answer: Prior to age 7- white females
Prior to age 6 in Afr. Amer
◉ At what age does vision mature. Answer: Age 6
◉ What is the first sign of puberty in females?. Answer: breast
development at age 7-13yo
◉ What is the first sign of puberty for males. Answer: testicular
enlargement at age 10-15y/o
◉ HEADS assessment for adolescent Risk profile. Answer: Home,
Education, ,Activites, Drugs, Sexual Activity/identity,
Suicide/depression
◉ congenital. Answer: present at birth due to abnormalities in
utero( may or may not be noticible at birth)
◉ Common Dominant disorders. Answer: huntingtons disease,
osteogenesis imperfecta, neurofibromatosis, night blindness
