IMSEP ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Military Stressors.
Answer: Recent/upcoming deployment Potential lack of emotional support
from partner Fear for welfare or self or partner Living without partner
Single parenting Concerns about childcare Inadequate support: Location
away from friends and family Possibility of no established relationships
with recent move Lack of providers who understand military culture Lack of
providers for beneficiaries Lack of providers who accept insurance Lack of
peer support due to "army strong" mentality Lack of disclosure to others due
to "small town" Lack of ability to provide peer support due to own needs
Focus often on active duty member's psychological issuesv
• Jane Honikman.
Answer: Founder of PSI
• Environmental Determinism.
Answer: The belief that physical environment (climate, terrain) strictly
determines human traits and culture.
• Modern Status of Environmental Determinism.
Answer: Rejected: Often leads to racist or false claims about people based
on climate.
• What year was PSI established?.
Answer: 1987
• Environment-as-Backdrop.
Answer: The belief that the environment has no influence on society; it is
just a passive stage for human action.
• Louis Victor Marce.
Answer: French psychiatrist who wrote first treatise on puerperal (about six
weeks after childbirth) mental illness
,• Modern Status of Environment-as-Backdrop.
Answer: Cautioned Against: Ignores the real constraints and resources the
Earth provides.
• Possibilism.
Answer: The theory that the environment sets constraints/opportunities, but
culture determines how humans respond.
• James A. Hamilton.
Answer: Father of Postpartum Psychiatric Illness Wrote book: Postpartum
Psychiatric Problems Founded the Marce Society Advocate of research,
treatment and social support movement
• DAD.
Answer: Depression After Delivery (USA)
• Modern Status of Possibilism.
Answer: Supported: Recognizes a two-way relationship of influence and
adaptation.
• Adaptation Example.
Answer: The Inuit in the Arctic adjusting hunting practices or the people of
Ghadames, Libya, using specific architecture to survive aridity.
• IPAT Framework.
Answer: A formula to understand why some nations have more impact than
others: I=P×A×T.
• APNI.
Answer: Association for Post Natal Illness (England)
• I (Impact).
Answer: The total environmental degradation.
• P (Population).
Answer: The number of people.
• PANDA.
, Answer: Post and Ante Natal Depression Association (Australia)
• Postpartum Education for Parents.
Answer: Postpartum Education for Parents (USA)
• A (Affluence).
Answer: Level of consumption/wealth (Higher affluence = more energy
use).
• Most important part of mental health for women, children, and families.
Answer: Social support
• How many countries does PSI have members in?.
Answer: Over 40 countries
• T (Technology).
Answer: The efficiency of resource use. (Lower efficiency = higher impact).
• What percentage of women will experience postpartum depression?.
Answer: 21%
• What percentage of pregnant woman will experience moderate to severe
symptoms of depression and/or anxiety?.
Answer: 20%
• What percentage of pregnant women with psychiatric diagnosis were
treated?.
Answer: Less than 86%
• What percentage of women on antidepressants were symptomatic due to
suboptimal treatment?.
Answer: Over 50%
• The perinatal period.
Answer: The entire time frame from pregnancy through the first year after
giving birth
• PMAD.
Answer: Perinatal Mood (depression and bipolar) Anxiety (GAD, panic,
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Military Stressors.
Answer: Recent/upcoming deployment Potential lack of emotional support
from partner Fear for welfare or self or partner Living without partner
Single parenting Concerns about childcare Inadequate support: Location
away from friends and family Possibility of no established relationships
with recent move Lack of providers who understand military culture Lack of
providers for beneficiaries Lack of providers who accept insurance Lack of
peer support due to "army strong" mentality Lack of disclosure to others due
to "small town" Lack of ability to provide peer support due to own needs
Focus often on active duty member's psychological issuesv
• Jane Honikman.
Answer: Founder of PSI
• Environmental Determinism.
Answer: The belief that physical environment (climate, terrain) strictly
determines human traits and culture.
• Modern Status of Environmental Determinism.
Answer: Rejected: Often leads to racist or false claims about people based
on climate.
• What year was PSI established?.
Answer: 1987
• Environment-as-Backdrop.
Answer: The belief that the environment has no influence on society; it is
just a passive stage for human action.
• Louis Victor Marce.
Answer: French psychiatrist who wrote first treatise on puerperal (about six
weeks after childbirth) mental illness
,• Modern Status of Environment-as-Backdrop.
Answer: Cautioned Against: Ignores the real constraints and resources the
Earth provides.
• Possibilism.
Answer: The theory that the environment sets constraints/opportunities, but
culture determines how humans respond.
• James A. Hamilton.
Answer: Father of Postpartum Psychiatric Illness Wrote book: Postpartum
Psychiatric Problems Founded the Marce Society Advocate of research,
treatment and social support movement
• DAD.
Answer: Depression After Delivery (USA)
• Modern Status of Possibilism.
Answer: Supported: Recognizes a two-way relationship of influence and
adaptation.
• Adaptation Example.
Answer: The Inuit in the Arctic adjusting hunting practices or the people of
Ghadames, Libya, using specific architecture to survive aridity.
• IPAT Framework.
Answer: A formula to understand why some nations have more impact than
others: I=P×A×T.
• APNI.
Answer: Association for Post Natal Illness (England)
• I (Impact).
Answer: The total environmental degradation.
• P (Population).
Answer: The number of people.
• PANDA.
, Answer: Post and Ante Natal Depression Association (Australia)
• Postpartum Education for Parents.
Answer: Postpartum Education for Parents (USA)
• A (Affluence).
Answer: Level of consumption/wealth (Higher affluence = more energy
use).
• Most important part of mental health for women, children, and families.
Answer: Social support
• How many countries does PSI have members in?.
Answer: Over 40 countries
• T (Technology).
Answer: The efficiency of resource use. (Lower efficiency = higher impact).
• What percentage of women will experience postpartum depression?.
Answer: 21%
• What percentage of pregnant woman will experience moderate to severe
symptoms of depression and/or anxiety?.
Answer: 20%
• What percentage of pregnant women with psychiatric diagnosis were
treated?.
Answer: Less than 86%
• What percentage of women on antidepressants were symptomatic due to
suboptimal treatment?.
Answer: Over 50%
• The perinatal period.
Answer: The entire time frame from pregnancy through the first year after
giving birth
• PMAD.
Answer: Perinatal Mood (depression and bipolar) Anxiety (GAD, panic,
