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PSI Perinatal Mental Health Certification
Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.LATEST EXAM 2025/2026
Infant mental health - ANSWER-- Refers to how well a child develops
socially and emotionally from conception to three
Understanding infant mental health is the key to what? - ANSWER--
preventing and treating the mental health problems of very young
children and their families. It also helps guide the development of
healthy social and emotional behaviors. (Zero to Three, 2019)
Who is the grandmother of infant mental health? - ANSWER-- Selma
Fralburd. She believed that parents bring ghosts and angels from their
experience being parented into the nursery of their own baby
Refer out to Infant Mental Health specialists - ANSWER-- Many states
have an Association of Infant Mental Health
- www.allianceaimh.org
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What are some methods of intervention? - ANSWER-- Concrete
assistance - reduction stress for parent
- Developmental and relational guidance
- Adult psychotherapy
- Parent-infant psychotherapy
- Mindfulness interventions
- Psychoeducation (good themes to use in groups)
What are some good themes of psychoeducation to use in groups? -
ANSWER-- Parenting techniques
- Responsiveness/reactions
- Anxiety reduction techniques
- Symptoms vs identity
- Baby-care soothing
- Communication skills
- Developing support system
What are some examples of evidence based parent child therapy? -
ANSWER-- Watch wait and wonder
- Child parent psychotherapy
- Circle of security
PSI Perinatal Mental Health Certification
Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.LATEST EXAM 2025/2026
Infant mental health - ANSWER-- Refers to how well a child develops
socially and emotionally from conception to three
Understanding infant mental health is the key to what? - ANSWER--
preventing and treating the mental health problems of very young
children and their families. It also helps guide the development of
healthy social and emotional behaviors. (Zero to Three, 2019)
Who is the grandmother of infant mental health? - ANSWER-- Selma
Fralburd. She believed that parents bring ghosts and angels from their
experience being parented into the nursery of their own baby
Refer out to Infant Mental Health specialists - ANSWER-- Many states
have an Association of Infant Mental Health
- www.allianceaimh.org
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What are some methods of intervention? - ANSWER-- Concrete
assistance - reduction stress for parent
- Developmental and relational guidance
- Adult psychotherapy
- Parent-infant psychotherapy
- Mindfulness interventions
- Psychoeducation (good themes to use in groups)
What are some good themes of psychoeducation to use in groups? -
ANSWER-- Parenting techniques
- Responsiveness/reactions
- Anxiety reduction techniques
- Symptoms vs identity
- Baby-care soothing
- Communication skills
- Developing support system
What are some examples of evidence based parent child therapy? -
ANSWER-- Watch wait and wonder
- Child parent psychotherapy
- Circle of security
