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PMH-C EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {185 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Birth Trauma and Breastfeeding - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Supporting
Nursing:
- Proving oneself as mother
- Atonement to infant after traumatic birth
- Healing mentally
Impeding Nursing:
- Intruding flashbacks
- Detachment from infant
- Physical pain
- Feeling violated
- Insufficient milk supply
PADS - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Post Adoption Depression Syndrome
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A depressive state of the adoptive parent after placement of the
new child into their home
Most often affects adoptive mothers but is also common in
fathers and occasionally in siblings
Can affect all adoptive parents but most prevalent in those
adopting older or post-institutionalized children.
Causes of PADS - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Pre-adoptive expectations
LACK of hormonal response
Child's post-adoption attachment issues
Integration of an individual into the family dynamics
Added burden of financial stress
Unknowns
Unresolved grief
Tendency to suffer in silence
Neonatal Loss - ✔✔✔ correct answer > About 20% of pregnancies end
in loss
Anxiety more common than depression
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At risk for:
PTSD
OCD
Anxiety
NICU Families - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Stress associated with
perception of severity of infant's illness
Levels of depression related to mother's perception of nursing
support
NICU Dads - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Elevated and persistent levels of
stress
Parents of Multiples - ✔✔✔ correct answer > 43% greater risk of
developing PPD
Teen Parents - ✔✔✔ correct answer > About half of adolescent
mothers feel depressed postpartum
These feelings last longer in teens (after 4 years PP)
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Predictive Factors for PPD in Adolescent Mothers - ✔✔✔ correct
answer > Untreated depression in their mom
Social isolation
Weight/shape disturbance
Low maternal self efficacy
Family conflict
Low self-esteem
History of abuse is related to severity of depression
More likely to become pregnant again if stressed or depressed
Effects of PMDS on Teens - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Decreased quality
of life
Interference with developmental tasks of adolescence
Stresses relationship with parents
Decreased maternal role functioning
Disrupts school and work plans
What Helps Perinatal Teens? - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Self-advocacy
Boundary setting skills
Support from mother
PMH-C EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {185 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Birth Trauma and Breastfeeding - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Supporting
Nursing:
- Proving oneself as mother
- Atonement to infant after traumatic birth
- Healing mentally
Impeding Nursing:
- Intruding flashbacks
- Detachment from infant
- Physical pain
- Feeling violated
- Insufficient milk supply
PADS - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Post Adoption Depression Syndrome
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A depressive state of the adoptive parent after placement of the
new child into their home
Most often affects adoptive mothers but is also common in
fathers and occasionally in siblings
Can affect all adoptive parents but most prevalent in those
adopting older or post-institutionalized children.
Causes of PADS - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Pre-adoptive expectations
LACK of hormonal response
Child's post-adoption attachment issues
Integration of an individual into the family dynamics
Added burden of financial stress
Unknowns
Unresolved grief
Tendency to suffer in silence
Neonatal Loss - ✔✔✔ correct answer > About 20% of pregnancies end
in loss
Anxiety more common than depression
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At risk for:
PTSD
OCD
Anxiety
NICU Families - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Stress associated with
perception of severity of infant's illness
Levels of depression related to mother's perception of nursing
support
NICU Dads - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Elevated and persistent levels of
stress
Parents of Multiples - ✔✔✔ correct answer > 43% greater risk of
developing PPD
Teen Parents - ✔✔✔ correct answer > About half of adolescent
mothers feel depressed postpartum
These feelings last longer in teens (after 4 years PP)
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Predictive Factors for PPD in Adolescent Mothers - ✔✔✔ correct
answer > Untreated depression in their mom
Social isolation
Weight/shape disturbance
Low maternal self efficacy
Family conflict
Low self-esteem
History of abuse is related to severity of depression
More likely to become pregnant again if stressed or depressed
Effects of PMDS on Teens - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Decreased quality
of life
Interference with developmental tasks of adolescence
Stresses relationship with parents
Decreased maternal role functioning
Disrupts school and work plans
What Helps Perinatal Teens? - ✔✔✔ correct answer > Self-advocacy
Boundary setting skills
Support from mother
