NR606 / NR 606 Week 2 Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric-Mental Health II Practicum Tested Questions (Latest 2024 / 2025) with Verified Answers

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Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric Mental Health I
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Practicum

Tested Questions with Verified Answers
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1. What percentage of women experience depression dur
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ing the perinatal period?
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Ans>> Nearly 20%.
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2. When can symptoms of MMHDs emerge?
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Ans>> Before pregnancy, during pregnan-
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cy, or in the first postpartum year.
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3. What is the leading cause of death in the postpartum period?
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Ans>> Maternal suicide.
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,4. What is the prevalence of perinatal maternal deaths related to s
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Ans>> Almost as common as suicide.
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5. What are the adverse effects of untreated MMHDs on offspring?
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Ans>> Attachment disorders, cognitive and developmental disorders, rela
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6. Who else can experience mood changes during the perinatal per
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od?

Ans>> Fa- thers, partners, adoptive parents, and other family members.
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7. What are some impacts of untreated MMHDs on the mother?
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Ans>> Poor nutrition, substance use, abuse, less responsiveness to baby,
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b fewer positive interactions, breastfeeding challenges, questioning compet
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,ence as mothers.
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, 8. What are some impacts of untreated MMHDs
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on the child?
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Ans>> Low birth weight, small head size, pre-
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term birth, longer stay in NICU, excessive crying, impaired parent-
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child interactions, social-
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emotional, cognitive, language, motor, and adaptive behavior develop
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9. Why were women with symptoms of depression often
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b not screened or treated?
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Ans>> Symptoms were dismissed or minimized by healthcare providers.
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10. What are some perinatal mental health disorders?
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Ans>> Depression, bipolar II disorder, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, psychosis.
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11. What is the range of symptom severity for perinatal mental hea
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th disor- ders? b b




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