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CPN EXAM 2026 -2027 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
3 types of growth and development progress - ANSWERS---
cephalocaudally( head to toe)
-proximodistally ( trunk to tips of extremeties)
- general to specific
Erikson Psychosocial development
Infancy (0-12 mo) - ANSWERS--Trust vs mistrust
Erikson Psychosocial development
Toddlerhood(1-3yrs) - ANSWERS--Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt
Erikson Psychosocial development
Early Childhood(3-6 yr) - ANSWERS--Initiative vs guilt
Erikson Psychosocial development
Middle Childhood (6-12yr) - ANSWERS--industry vs inferiority
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Erikson Psychosocial development
Adolescence - ANSWERS--Identity vs Role confusion
Jean Piagets theory of cognitive development - ANSWERS--Cognitive
development through interaction with environment
Piagets Cognitive Development
Birth to 2 yrs - ANSWERS--Sensorimotor stage
- sense of time and space develops with routines
-sense of permeance
Piagets Cognitive Development
2- 7 yrs - ANSWERS--Preoperational stage
-egocentrism- self perspective only
- thinking magical,concrete,
-use of symbols, language, and imitation
Piagets Cognitive Development
7-11 yrs - ANSWERS--Concrete operations stage
- logical, tangible thinking
-masters, collects, sorts facts
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Piagets Cognitive Development
11-15yrs - ANSWERS--Formal Operations stage
-adaptability and flexibility
- abstract thought
Kohlberg -Moral development
Toddlerhood and early childhood - ANSWERS---preconventional or
premoral: child conforms to rules imposed by authority figures to avoid
punishment
Kohlberg -Moral development
Middle childhood - ANSWERS--- conventional: social conformity and
loyalty. Initially seeks approval, seeks to avoid getting in trouble or
getting caught
Kohlberg -Moral development
Adolescence - ANSWERS--Adopts own set of morals/values that guide
behavior
Typical weight progression from birth - ANSWERS--Avg newborn: 7lbs
5 months: 2x birth weight
1 yr: 3x birth weight
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BMI parameters - ANSWERS-->95%- Obese
85%- <95% Overweight
<5% Underweight
Normal length/ height progression from birth - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--Prior to age 7- white females
Prior to age 6 in Afr. Amer
At what age does vision mature - ANSWERS--Age 6
What is the first sign of puberty in females? - ANSWERS--breast
development at age 7-13yo
What is the first sign of puberty for males - ANSWERS--testicular
enlargement at age 10-15y/o
HEADS assessment for adolescent Risk profile - ANSWERS--Home,
Education, ,Activites, Drugs, Sexual Activity/identity, Suicide/depression
CPN EXAM 2026 -2027 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
3 types of growth and development progress - ANSWERS---
cephalocaudally( head to toe)
-proximodistally ( trunk to tips of extremeties)
- general to specific
Erikson Psychosocial development
Infancy (0-12 mo) - ANSWERS--Trust vs mistrust
Erikson Psychosocial development
Toddlerhood(1-3yrs) - ANSWERS--Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt
Erikson Psychosocial development
Early Childhood(3-6 yr) - ANSWERS--Initiative vs guilt
Erikson Psychosocial development
Middle Childhood (6-12yr) - ANSWERS--industry vs inferiority
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Erikson Psychosocial development
Adolescence - ANSWERS--Identity vs Role confusion
Jean Piagets theory of cognitive development - ANSWERS--Cognitive
development through interaction with environment
Piagets Cognitive Development
Birth to 2 yrs - ANSWERS--Sensorimotor stage
- sense of time and space develops with routines
-sense of permeance
Piagets Cognitive Development
2- 7 yrs - ANSWERS--Preoperational stage
-egocentrism- self perspective only
- thinking magical,concrete,
-use of symbols, language, and imitation
Piagets Cognitive Development
7-11 yrs - ANSWERS--Concrete operations stage
- logical, tangible thinking
-masters, collects, sorts facts
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Piagets Cognitive Development
11-15yrs - ANSWERS--Formal Operations stage
-adaptability and flexibility
- abstract thought
Kohlberg -Moral development
Toddlerhood and early childhood - ANSWERS---preconventional or
premoral: child conforms to rules imposed by authority figures to avoid
punishment
Kohlberg -Moral development
Middle childhood - ANSWERS--- conventional: social conformity and
loyalty. Initially seeks approval, seeks to avoid getting in trouble or
getting caught
Kohlberg -Moral development
Adolescence - ANSWERS--Adopts own set of morals/values that guide
behavior
Typical weight progression from birth - ANSWERS--Avg newborn: 7lbs
5 months: 2x birth weight
1 yr: 3x birth weight
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BMI parameters - ANSWERS-->95%- Obese
85%- <95% Overweight
<5% Underweight
Normal length/ height progression from birth - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--Prior to age 7- white females
Prior to age 6 in Afr. Amer
At what age does vision mature - ANSWERS--Age 6
What is the first sign of puberty in females? - ANSWERS--breast
development at age 7-13yo
What is the first sign of puberty for males - ANSWERS--testicular
enlargement at age 10-15y/o
HEADS assessment for adolescent Risk profile - ANSWERS--Home,
Education, ,Activites, Drugs, Sexual Activity/identity, Suicide/depression
