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PMH-C Exam With Complete answers
What are some ways to distinguish the Baby Blues from a postpartum mood or anxiety
disorder? - ✔✔-Symptom severity
-Duration of symptoms
-Baby blues resolve without the need for treatment
What is the hallmark symptom of PMAD? - ✔✔Mothers report that they can't sleep
What distinguishes postpartum OCD from postpartum psychosis? - ✔✔-Onset of
symptoms
-With OCD, the thoughts are experienced as ego-dystonic while with PPP, the thoughts
are ego-syntonic
-PPP is a clinical emergency
Why is depression and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum so often missed by
healthcare providers? - ✔✔-Symptoms are confused with typical symptoms of
pregnancy and postpartum adjustment
-Postpartum depression has many anxiety symptoms
-No two women with PMADs look the same
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True of False: Women are at higher risk for intimate partner violence when they are
pregnant? - ✔✔True
True or False: Culture can impact a woman's comfort in sharing about her feelings of
sadness and anxiety? - ✔✔True
True or False: Loss of one's own mother is NOT a risk factor for PPD - ✔✔False
Which of the following groups are at higher risk of PMADs than the general
population? - ✔✔-Military women
-Recent immigrants
-Single moms
Which of the following are examples of how PMADs can impact preschool aged
children? - ✔✔-Hypervigilance
-Sporadic mastery of problem solving
-Insecure attachment
-Lower performance in verbal skills
What is the estimated number of American women who suffer from PMADs every
year? - ✔✔800,000-1,000,000
The term perinatal is define as: - ✔✔Any time from conception through one year after
delivery
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
PMH-C Exam With Complete answers
What are some ways to distinguish the Baby Blues from a postpartum mood or anxiety
disorder? - ✔✔-Symptom severity
-Duration of symptoms
-Baby blues resolve without the need for treatment
What is the hallmark symptom of PMAD? - ✔✔Mothers report that they can't sleep
What distinguishes postpartum OCD from postpartum psychosis? - ✔✔-Onset of
symptoms
-With OCD, the thoughts are experienced as ego-dystonic while with PPP, the thoughts
are ego-syntonic
-PPP is a clinical emergency
Why is depression and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum so often missed by
healthcare providers? - ✔✔-Symptoms are confused with typical symptoms of
pregnancy and postpartum adjustment
-Postpartum depression has many anxiety symptoms
-No two women with PMADs look the same
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
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True of False: Women are at higher risk for intimate partner violence when they are
pregnant? - ✔✔True
True or False: Culture can impact a woman's comfort in sharing about her feelings of
sadness and anxiety? - ✔✔True
True or False: Loss of one's own mother is NOT a risk factor for PPD - ✔✔False
Which of the following groups are at higher risk of PMADs than the general
population? - ✔✔-Military women
-Recent immigrants
-Single moms
Which of the following are examples of how PMADs can impact preschool aged
children? - ✔✔-Hypervigilance
-Sporadic mastery of problem solving
-Insecure attachment
-Lower performance in verbal skills
What is the estimated number of American women who suffer from PMADs every
year? - ✔✔800,000-1,000,000
The term perinatal is define as: - ✔✔Any time from conception through one year after
delivery
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
