Latest PSI International Exam Questions With Correct Answers

1. What is the mission of Postpartum Support International (PSI)? - ANS to promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to childbearing in every country worldwide. PSI Support Coordinators are located: - ANS In the US and Internationally What is the PSI "Chat with an Expert" and how often is it held? - ANS A free phone chat with a perinatal mental health expert provider. Held on Wednesdays for moms and first Mondays for dads. What is the toll-free "HelpLine" number operated by PSI? - ANS PPD What languages are spoken by PSI HelpLine volunteers? - ANS Spanish, English, and others by request What is the prevalence of postpartum depression in women, according to research by Kathy Wisner in 2012? - ANS 1:7 in the first three months; 1:5 when subjects followed for the first year. What was *NOT* a frequent co-occurring disorder with postpartum depression, according to Kathy Wisner's study? anxiety, narcolepsy, or bipolar disorders - ANS narcolepsy What percentage of fathers experience depression postpartum, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics? - ANS 1:10 Which of the following is *NOT* recognized as a statistically-significant cause of a perinatal mental health disorder? thyroid imbalance, stress from living in poverty, cesarean birth - ANS Cesarean Birth Which if the following is *NOT* considered a recognized perinatal mental health disorder? Postpartum Psychosis, Perinatal OCD, Fatigue - ANS Fatigue Who wrote that "trauma is in the eye of the beholder", regarding birth trauma? - ANS Cheryl Beck How do the symptoms of Bipolar Mood Disorder I and Bipolar Mood Disorder II differ? - ANS In Bipolar Mood Disorder II, the mania is not as 'high' or extreme while the low can still be very 'low'. What is the most common time frame for onset of postpartum psychosis? - ANS in the first two weeks postpartum Describe how you would differentiate between symptoms of perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder and postpartum psychosis? - ANS Perinatal OCD is ego-dystonic and does not include delusional thinking; postpartum psychosis is ego-syntonic and does include delusional thinking. Which of the following is NOT an evidence-based risk factor for development of PMDs? hx of PMS, first time parent, personal and family hx of PMADs - ANS first time parent