PMH-C Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024

PMH-
C Exam Questions With 100% Correct Ans
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Perinatal Period - Correct Answer- l l l l



conception through the first year after giving birth. l l l l l l l




Antenatal - Correct Answer-Term meaning "During Pregnancy"
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Postpartum/Postnatal - Correct Answer- l l l



The first year after giving birth
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Disorders - Correct Answer-Get in the way of daily functioning.
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Every year, how many infants are born to mothers who are depres
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sed? - Correct Answer-
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400,000, making perinatal depression the most under diagnosed
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What is the prevalence of PMAD's for women? - Correct Answer-
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1 out of 5-7 women.
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,What is the prevalence of PMAD's for men? - Correct Answer-
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1 out of 10 men.
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What is the cost of untreated PMAD's? - Correct Answer-
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$14.2 Billion annually l l




How many pregnancies are unplanned? - Correct Answer-~50%
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What are the PMAD etiologies (causes)? - Correct Answer-
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Biological Sensitivity to hormonal changes (sleep deprivation), V l l l l l l l



ulnerability (such as genetic disposition), psychological (relations l l l l l l



hip with own mother, ambivalence to parenthood, self-
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r social support, institutional racism).
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In what ways does culture influence whether PMAD's are recogni
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There are diverse ways that mothers conceptualize and explain th
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eir symptoms culturally. They may not feel they are safe to expres
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s their symptoms. May be expressed in somatic (eg. stomach pain
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s or appetite changes) or affective ways (moods, feelings).
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Why is there variability in prevalence rates of PMAD's? -
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,Cultural context, screening inventories, cutoffs used on objective
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measures, timing of screening and onset of symptoms, relationsh
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ip between the subject and the researcher.
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What is the strongest predictor for paternal (fathers) depression.
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- Correct Answer-Maternal depression
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When do father's depressive symptoms spike? - Correct Answer-
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Between 3-6 months postpartum l l l




What is "masked" male depression? - Correct Answer-
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Rather than sadnes, men may increase substance use, be more irri
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table, aggressive or hostile. May "check out", self isolate.
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Possible factors for partner depression. - Correct Answer-
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Feeling burdened/trapped, financial burdens, feeling left out, mi
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ssing sexual relationship, sleep deprivation, isolation and lonelin
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ess, poor social support network.
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Is this pregnancy emotions or depression? Mood is labile (frequen
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tly changes), teary. - Correct Answer-Pregnancy
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, Is this pregnancy emotions or depression? Mood is gloom, irritabl
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e, agitation, or rage - Correct Answer-Depression
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Is this pregnancy emotions or depression? Self esteem is low. Guil
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t. - Correct Answer-
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Depression (In pregnancy, self esteem is unchanged)
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Is this pregnancy emotions or depression? Difficulty initiating and
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/or sustaining sleep. - Correct Answer-
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Depression (Having to urinate frequently or having heartburn are
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Is this pregnancy or depression? Fatigue, rest does not restore. -
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Depression (May be tired during pregnancy but rest restores.)
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Is this pregnancy or depression? Anhedonia - Correct Answer-
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Depression. Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure.
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Is this pregnancy or depression? Dysregulation of appetite -
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Correct Answer-Depression
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