PSI TEST PREP STUDY FOR PMHC EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
C: to promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental
health issues related to childbearing in every country worldwide.
What is the mission of
Postpartum Support International
(PSI)?
A: to promote gender-sensitive
and autonomy-enhancing mental
health services for pregnant and
postpartum women.
B: to advocate public policies
which guarantee these rights and
ensure access to mental health
services for pregnant and
postpartum women.
D: to promote awareness,
prevention and treatment of
mental health issues related to
childbearing in every country
worldwide.
C: In the US and Internationally
PSI Support Coordinators are
located:
A: In the US only
B: In North America only
C: In the US and Internationally
B: A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider.
Held on Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for dads.
3. What is the PSI "Chat with an
Expert" and how often is it held?
A: An online video support group.
Held on Wednesdays for moms
and first Mondays for dads.
B: A free phone chat with a
perinatal mental health expert
provider. Held on Wednesdays
for moms and first Mondays for
dads.
C: A 1:1 chat with an expert set
up by appointment. Held as
needed when expert available.
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,PSI TEST PREP STUDY FOR PMHC EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
B. A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider.
Held on Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for dads.
What is the PSI "Chat with an
Expert" and how often is it held?
A. An online video support group.
Held on Wednesdays for moms
and first Mondays for dads.
B. A free phone chat with a
perinatal mental health expert
provider. Held on Wednesdays
for moms and first Mondays for
dads.
C. A 1:1 chat with an expert set
up by appointment. Held as
needed when expert available.
1-800-944-4PPD
What is the toll-free "HelpLine"
number operated by PSI?
1-877-944-HELP
1-800-944-4PPD
1-800-944-MAMA
Spanish, English, and others by request
What languages are spoken by
PSI HelpLine volunteers?
Spanish and English only
Spanish, English, and others by
request
English only
1:7 in the first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first
year.
What is the prevalence of
postpartum depression in
women, according to research by
Kathy Wisner in 2012?
1:10 in the first three months; 1:7
when subjects followed for the
first year.
1:5 in the first three months; 1:7
when subjects followed for the
first year.
1:7 in the first three months; 1:5
when subjects followed for the
first year.
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,PSI TEST PREP STUDY FOR PMHC EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
narcolepsy
What was NOT a frequent co-
occurring disorder with
postpartum depression,
according to Kathy Wisner's
study?
narcolepsy
anxiety
bipolar disorders
Cesarean Birth
What percentage of fathers
experience depression
postpartum, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics?
Thyroid imbalance
Cesarean Birth
Stress from living in poverty
Fatigue
Which if the following
is NOT considered a recognized
perinatal mental health disorder?
Perinatal Obsessive compulsive
disorder
Fatigue
Postpartum Psychosis
Cheryl Beck
Who wrote that "trauma is in the
eye of the beholder", regarding
birth trauma?
Cheryl Beck
Judith Beck
Aaron Beck
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In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the mania is not as 'high' or extreme
while the low can still be very 'low'.
How do the symptoms of Bipolar
Mood Disorder I and Bipolar
Mood Disorder II differ?*
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the
mania is not as 'high' or extreme
while the low can still be very
'low'.
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, there
is no impulsive behavior
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, there
is no depression
in the first two weeks postpartum
What is the most common
timeframe for onset of
postpartum psychosis?
in the fourth month postpartum
in the first two weeks postpartum
any time during the first year
postpartum
Perinatal OCD is ego-dystonic (not within sense of self, this
thought doesn't feel like mine) and does not include delusional
thinking; postpartum psychosis is ego-syntonic (makes sense to
them, within sense of self) and does include delusional thinking.
Describe how you would
differentiate between symptoms
of perinatal obsessive-
compulsive disorder and
postpartum psychosis?
Perinatal OCD is ego-dystonic
and does not include delusional
thinking; postpartum psychosis is
ego-syntonic and does include
delusional thinking.
OCD only occurs during
pregnancy; postpartum psychosis
is only postpartum.
OCD always involves images of
violence to the baby; with
postpartum psychosis she knows
they are wrong but wants to act
on them anyway.
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C: to promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental
health issues related to childbearing in every country worldwide.
What is the mission of
Postpartum Support International
(PSI)?
A: to promote gender-sensitive
and autonomy-enhancing mental
health services for pregnant and
postpartum women.
B: to advocate public policies
which guarantee these rights and
ensure access to mental health
services for pregnant and
postpartum women.
D: to promote awareness,
prevention and treatment of
mental health issues related to
childbearing in every country
worldwide.
C: In the US and Internationally
PSI Support Coordinators are
located:
A: In the US only
B: In North America only
C: In the US and Internationally
B: A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider.
Held on Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for dads.
3. What is the PSI "Chat with an
Expert" and how often is it held?
A: An online video support group.
Held on Wednesdays for moms
and first Mondays for dads.
B: A free phone chat with a
perinatal mental health expert
provider. Held on Wednesdays
for moms and first Mondays for
dads.
C: A 1:1 chat with an expert set
up by appointment. Held as
needed when expert available.
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,PSI TEST PREP STUDY FOR PMHC EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
B. A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider.
Held on Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for dads.
What is the PSI "Chat with an
Expert" and how often is it held?
A. An online video support group.
Held on Wednesdays for moms
and first Mondays for dads.
B. A free phone chat with a
perinatal mental health expert
provider. Held on Wednesdays
for moms and first Mondays for
dads.
C. A 1:1 chat with an expert set
up by appointment. Held as
needed when expert available.
1-800-944-4PPD
What is the toll-free "HelpLine"
number operated by PSI?
1-877-944-HELP
1-800-944-4PPD
1-800-944-MAMA
Spanish, English, and others by request
What languages are spoken by
PSI HelpLine volunteers?
Spanish and English only
Spanish, English, and others by
request
English only
1:7 in the first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first
year.
What is the prevalence of
postpartum depression in
women, according to research by
Kathy Wisner in 2012?
1:10 in the first three months; 1:7
when subjects followed for the
first year.
1:5 in the first three months; 1:7
when subjects followed for the
first year.
1:7 in the first three months; 1:5
when subjects followed for the
first year.
2
,PSI TEST PREP STUDY FOR PMHC EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
narcolepsy
What was NOT a frequent co-
occurring disorder with
postpartum depression,
according to Kathy Wisner's
study?
narcolepsy
anxiety
bipolar disorders
Cesarean Birth
What percentage of fathers
experience depression
postpartum, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics?
Thyroid imbalance
Cesarean Birth
Stress from living in poverty
Fatigue
Which if the following
is NOT considered a recognized
perinatal mental health disorder?
Perinatal Obsessive compulsive
disorder
Fatigue
Postpartum Psychosis
Cheryl Beck
Who wrote that "trauma is in the
eye of the beholder", regarding
birth trauma?
Cheryl Beck
Judith Beck
Aaron Beck
3
, PSI TEST PREP STUDY FOR PMHC EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the mania is not as 'high' or extreme
while the low can still be very 'low'.
How do the symptoms of Bipolar
Mood Disorder I and Bipolar
Mood Disorder II differ?*
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the
mania is not as 'high' or extreme
while the low can still be very
'low'.
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, there
is no impulsive behavior
In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, there
is no depression
in the first two weeks postpartum
What is the most common
timeframe for onset of
postpartum psychosis?
in the fourth month postpartum
in the first two weeks postpartum
any time during the first year
postpartum
Perinatal OCD is ego-dystonic (not within sense of self, this
thought doesn't feel like mine) and does not include delusional
thinking; postpartum psychosis is ego-syntonic (makes sense to
them, within sense of self) and does include delusional thinking.
Describe how you would
differentiate between symptoms
of perinatal obsessive-
compulsive disorder and
postpartum psychosis?
Perinatal OCD is ego-dystonic
and does not include delusional
thinking; postpartum psychosis is
ego-syntonic and does include
delusional thinking.
OCD only occurs during
pregnancy; postpartum psychosis
is only postpartum.
OCD always involves images of
violence to the baby; with
postpartum psychosis she knows
they are wrong but wants to act
on them anyway.
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