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PSI TEST PREP STUDY FOR PMHC
EXAM||ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
What is the most effective model for perinatal mental health counseling?
Behavioral Activation
Group Psychotherapy
There is no evidence that one model has greater success than the other evidence-
based models.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy - correct-answer -There is no evidence that one
model has greater success than the other evidence-based models.
TRUE/FALSE: Psychotherapy for perinatal mood disorders should never continue
for longer than 10 sessions. - correct-answer -False
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What is the quote from Susan Hickman, PhD, that refers to the recommendation
that psychotherapists should focus on immediate relief before addressing long-
term issues?
Put out the fire before you rewire the house
Douse the fire before you measure the house
Check out the fire before you rewire the house
Tell people about the fire before you rewire the house - correct-answer -Put out
the fire before you rewire the house
What are three elements of "cognitive restructuring" in CBT?
Tell someone about your thought, Observe the connection between thought &
feeling, Look for cognitive distortions
Identify automatic thoughts, Observe the connection between thought & feeling,
Look for cognitive distortions
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Observe your behavior, reflect on your thoughts, change your feelings
Identify automatic thoughts, Change the behavior, Look for cognitive distortions -
correct-answer -Identify automatic thoughts, Observe the connection between
thought & feeling, Look for cognitive distortions
Goals of feminist psychotherapy include encouraging the client to:
Work only with providers of the same gender
Understand that depression is primarily caused by a poor relationship with one's
mother
Tune in more to other's feelings
Negotiate for her own personal space and/or time in relationships with others -
correct-answer -Negotiate for her own personal space and/or time in
relationships with others
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The emotional conflicts that occur around postpartum depression typically
include all of the below, EXCEPT this one:
Tolerating the ambivalence about parenting that occurs as a result of PPD.
Trying to figure out what it means to be a good mother
Anger conflicts
The wish to be dependent - correct-answer -The wish to be dependent
According to the research of Cheryl T.Beck, 8. DNSc, CNM, FAAN , the recovery
period after postpartum depression involves:
An increase in sexual libido
Battling with reimbursement from insurance companies
Grieving for time lost
Worry about their children being taken away - correct-answer -Grieving for time
lost
PSI TEST PREP STUDY FOR PMHC
EXAM||ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
What is the most effective model for perinatal mental health counseling?
Behavioral Activation
Group Psychotherapy
There is no evidence that one model has greater success than the other evidence-
based models.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy - correct-answer -There is no evidence that one
model has greater success than the other evidence-based models.
TRUE/FALSE: Psychotherapy for perinatal mood disorders should never continue
for longer than 10 sessions. - correct-answer -False
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What is the quote from Susan Hickman, PhD, that refers to the recommendation
that psychotherapists should focus on immediate relief before addressing long-
term issues?
Put out the fire before you rewire the house
Douse the fire before you measure the house
Check out the fire before you rewire the house
Tell people about the fire before you rewire the house - correct-answer -Put out
the fire before you rewire the house
What are three elements of "cognitive restructuring" in CBT?
Tell someone about your thought, Observe the connection between thought &
feeling, Look for cognitive distortions
Identify automatic thoughts, Observe the connection between thought & feeling,
Look for cognitive distortions
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Observe your behavior, reflect on your thoughts, change your feelings
Identify automatic thoughts, Change the behavior, Look for cognitive distortions -
correct-answer -Identify automatic thoughts, Observe the connection between
thought & feeling, Look for cognitive distortions
Goals of feminist psychotherapy include encouraging the client to:
Work only with providers of the same gender
Understand that depression is primarily caused by a poor relationship with one's
mother
Tune in more to other's feelings
Negotiate for her own personal space and/or time in relationships with others -
correct-answer -Negotiate for her own personal space and/or time in
relationships with others
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The emotional conflicts that occur around postpartum depression typically
include all of the below, EXCEPT this one:
Tolerating the ambivalence about parenting that occurs as a result of PPD.
Trying to figure out what it means to be a good mother
Anger conflicts
The wish to be dependent - correct-answer -The wish to be dependent
According to the research of Cheryl T.Beck, 8. DNSc, CNM, FAAN , the recovery
period after postpartum depression involves:
An increase in sexual libido
Battling with reimbursement from insurance companies
Grieving for time lost
Worry about their children being taken away - correct-answer -Grieving for time
lost
