PMH-C Infant Bonding 3

Question 1

Which theoretical framework emphasizes that an infant's internal working model of relationships is built through repeated early bonding interactions?

Accepted Answer

Attachment theory (Bowlby)

Answer

Bowlby's attachment theory proposes that infants construct internal working models based on repeated experiences with caregivers that guide future relationships.

Question 2

A mother who experienced childhood trauma is struggling with bonding. Which perinatal mental health intervention has the strongest evidence for improving mother-infant interaction in this population?

Accepted Answer

Dyadic or parent-infant therapy such as Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Answer

Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) has robust evidence for improving attachment in mothers with trauma histories by addressing the dyadic relationship directly.

Question 3

Which of the following is a recognized risk factor for impaired maternal-infant bonding?

Accepted Answer

Infant admission to the NICU

Answer

NICU admission disrupts early skin-to-skin contact and continuous caregiving, significantly increasing risk of bonding difficulties.

Question 4

The 'still face' paradigm developed by Tronick demonstrates which important concept about infant bonding?

Accepted Answer

Infants are highly sensitive to breaks in contingent social interaction and show distress

Answer

Tronick's still face experiment showed infants rapidly detect and are distressed by a caregiver's unresponsive face, demonstrating the importance of contingent interaction.

Question 5

A nurse asks how to support bonding for a mother who had an emergency cesarean section and is recovering in the ICU. What is the BEST guidance?

Accepted Answer

Bring the infant to the bedside for skin-to-skin contact as soon as medically feasible

Answer

Facilitating skin-to-skin contact as soon as medically safe, even in the ICU, supports bonding and is now standard practice in many institutions.

(PMH-C) Perinatal Mental Health Certification Practice Test

(PMH-C) Perinatal Mental Health Certification Practice Test

PMH-C Infant Bonding 3