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Which of these is a true statement about fathers?*
Fathers tend to engage in briefer, higher-intensity play with their babies than do
mothers.
Fathers are always less concerned than mothers about the baby's health.
Fathers tend to read to their children more often than mothers - ANSWER ✓
Fathers tend to engage in briefer, higher-intensity play with their babies than do
mothers.
An essential element of a father engagement program includes:*
Relationship building
Child involvement training
Both Relationship building and child involvement training - ANSWER ✓ Both
Relationship building and child involvement training
The strongest predictor of paternal postpartum depression is:*
His partner having postpartum depression
A history of depression
Drug use - ANSWER ✓ His partner having postpartum depression
The theory of "psychosocial adaptation to motherhood" comes from the research
of
Blum
Beck
Wisner
Lederman - ANSWER ✓ Lederman
The life growth theme in the motherhood constellation is about
being able to access social support
,keeping the baby alive
the requirement for role shifts and integration
being nurturing enough as a mother - ANSWER ✓ keeping the baby alive
Cheryl Beck's theory of the four stage process of "Teetering on the Edge" for
women with postpartum depression includes all BUT:
The desire for isolation
Dying of self
Struggling to survive
Regaining Control - ANSWER ✓ The desire for isolation
The social stigma for mothers with severe mental illness affects
The severity of their symptoms
How they are treated when they do seek care
How it will affect their child/children
Whether they are more likely to have partner support. - ANSWER ✓ How they are
treated when they do seek care
This model of psychotherapy specifically addresses the importance of a woman's
attachment history:
Psychodynamic
Cognitive behavioral
Feminist
Dialectical behavioral - ANSWER ✓ Psychodynamic
Understanding a woman's attachment history is important because
It determines whether or not she can be a good mother
It determines whether or not she should have a baby
It is the single most significant predictor of the attachment she will form with her
infant
therapy can help to change her history - ANSWER ✓ It is the single most
significant predictor of the attachment she will form with her infant
When a pregnancy is acknowledged but its emotional significance it dismissed, it
is referred to as
Affective denial
Psychotic denial
Pervasive denial
Emotional denial - ANSWER ✓ Affective denial
, In this kind of pregnancy denial, pregnancy symptoms are misconstrued or even
absent
Affective denial
Psychotic denial
Pervasive denial
Emotional denial - ANSWER ✓ Pervasive denial
Some cases of postpartum psychosis can be conceptualized as a:
Schizoaffective disorder
Episode of schizophrenia
An acute manic episode - ANSWER ✓ An acute manic episode
One of the recurrent themes in pregnancy denial is
Threats of abandonment
An unwanted child
Spousal revenge
Psychosis - ANSWER ✓ Threats of abandonment
True or False? There is a correlation between a woman's positive experience of
being mothered in childhood and her confidence in the maternal role.
TRUE
FALSE - ANSWER ✓ True
What is one of the special considerations that might create barriers to care in the
treatment of perinatal mental health?
Serving in the military, or spouse of active duty
Ambivalence about maternal role
Family history of depression - ANSWER ✓ Serving in the military, or spouse of
active duty
What are 3 Psychological Risk Factors for developing a perinatal mood disorder?
Past experience of trauma, ambivalence about maternal role, unresolved losses
Past experience of trauma, chemical dependency in the family, number of children
Past experience of trauma, obesity, unresolved losses - ANSWER ✓ Past
experience of trauma, ambivalence about maternal role, unresolved losses
List 3 psycho-social stressors for pregnant and postpartum families
Unwanted pregnancy, Infertility issues, Sick/colicky infant
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Which of these is a true statement about fathers?*
Fathers tend to engage in briefer, higher-intensity play with their babies than do
mothers.
Fathers are always less concerned than mothers about the baby's health.
Fathers tend to read to their children more often than mothers - ANSWER ✓
Fathers tend to engage in briefer, higher-intensity play with their babies than do
mothers.
An essential element of a father engagement program includes:*
Relationship building
Child involvement training
Both Relationship building and child involvement training - ANSWER ✓ Both
Relationship building and child involvement training
The strongest predictor of paternal postpartum depression is:*
His partner having postpartum depression
A history of depression
Drug use - ANSWER ✓ His partner having postpartum depression
The theory of "psychosocial adaptation to motherhood" comes from the research
of
Blum
Beck
Wisner
Lederman - ANSWER ✓ Lederman
The life growth theme in the motherhood constellation is about
being able to access social support
,keeping the baby alive
the requirement for role shifts and integration
being nurturing enough as a mother - ANSWER ✓ keeping the baby alive
Cheryl Beck's theory of the four stage process of "Teetering on the Edge" for
women with postpartum depression includes all BUT:
The desire for isolation
Dying of self
Struggling to survive
Regaining Control - ANSWER ✓ The desire for isolation
The social stigma for mothers with severe mental illness affects
The severity of their symptoms
How they are treated when they do seek care
How it will affect their child/children
Whether they are more likely to have partner support. - ANSWER ✓ How they are
treated when they do seek care
This model of psychotherapy specifically addresses the importance of a woman's
attachment history:
Psychodynamic
Cognitive behavioral
Feminist
Dialectical behavioral - ANSWER ✓ Psychodynamic
Understanding a woman's attachment history is important because
It determines whether or not she can be a good mother
It determines whether or not she should have a baby
It is the single most significant predictor of the attachment she will form with her
infant
therapy can help to change her history - ANSWER ✓ It is the single most
significant predictor of the attachment she will form with her infant
When a pregnancy is acknowledged but its emotional significance it dismissed, it
is referred to as
Affective denial
Psychotic denial
Pervasive denial
Emotional denial - ANSWER ✓ Affective denial
, In this kind of pregnancy denial, pregnancy symptoms are misconstrued or even
absent
Affective denial
Psychotic denial
Pervasive denial
Emotional denial - ANSWER ✓ Pervasive denial
Some cases of postpartum psychosis can be conceptualized as a:
Schizoaffective disorder
Episode of schizophrenia
An acute manic episode - ANSWER ✓ An acute manic episode
One of the recurrent themes in pregnancy denial is
Threats of abandonment
An unwanted child
Spousal revenge
Psychosis - ANSWER ✓ Threats of abandonment
True or False? There is a correlation between a woman's positive experience of
being mothered in childhood and her confidence in the maternal role.
TRUE
FALSE - ANSWER ✓ True
What is one of the special considerations that might create barriers to care in the
treatment of perinatal mental health?
Serving in the military, or spouse of active duty
Ambivalence about maternal role
Family history of depression - ANSWER ✓ Serving in the military, or spouse of
active duty
What are 3 Psychological Risk Factors for developing a perinatal mood disorder?
Past experience of trauma, ambivalence about maternal role, unresolved losses
Past experience of trauma, chemical dependency in the family, number of children
Past experience of trauma, obesity, unresolved losses - ANSWER ✓ Past
experience of trauma, ambivalence about maternal role, unresolved losses
List 3 psycho-social stressors for pregnant and postpartum families
Unwanted pregnancy, Infertility issues, Sick/colicky infant
