psychological research aimed at identifying typical, individually peculiar ways of a woman’s emotional, cognitive and behavioral response to her pregnancy, which determine her experience, attitude to the unborn child and herself as a mother. Diagnosis of pregnancy experiencing styles is important for understanding resources and risks, which ensures a harmonious course of pregnancy, the formation of a bond with the child and subsequent motherhood. Diagnosis of pregnancy styles is aimed at supporting a woman in the formation of a healthy and joyful expectation of motherhood. For diagnosis, the following may be used:
1) Clinical interview;
2) Standardized techniques (for example, the Pregnancy Relationship Test, TOB(b)))3
) Projective techniques (drawing, incomplete sentences, Lüscher’s color test).