PMH-C EXAM 2025|ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS|LATEST VERSION|EXPERT VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS
OCD prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - Perinatal woman are 1.5 - 2 times greater risk than
general population
Severity remains largely unchanged across pregnancy and the postpartum period
30% new onset perinatal
11% of women at 2 weeks and 6 months postpartum
65% have co-morbid depression
41% fear deliberate harm
29% fear contamination
Trauma - CORRECT ANSWER - Directly experienced, witnessed, or repeated exposure to
adverse detail of a traumatic event
Not physiological result of another medical condition, medication, drugs or alcohol
Overwhelming experiences that invoke intense negative affect and involve some degree of loss
of control and/or vulnerability. The experience of trauma is subjective
The experience of what happened is not as important as what it means to the individual
PTSD prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - 12.3% of women in general population
Over 12% of pregnant women
9% postpartum met PTSD criteria
,18% elevated symptoms of stress
Up to 34% of moms report a traumatic birth
PTSD Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - Persistent and distorted sense of blame of self or
others
Numbing
Hyperarousal/hypervigilance
Dissociation
Markedly diminished interest in activities, to an inability to remember key aspects of the event
Flashbacks and flooding
Distressing memories, thoughts, feelings, or external reminders
Spontaneous memoires
Recurrent dreams/nightmares
Avoidance of triggers
Isolation
Potentially Traumatic Events - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency C-Section
Postpartum hemorrage
Premature birth
NICU
Forceps/vacuum
Pre-eclampsia
3rd or 4th degree laceration
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Traumatic vaginal birth
Birth Trauma - CORRECT ANSWER - An event occurring during the labor and delivery process
that involves actual or threatened serious injury or death to the mother or her infant
,The birthing woman experiences intense fear, loss of dignity, helplessness, loss of control, and
horror
Postpartum PTSD - CORRECT ANSWER - Perception of lack of caring
Feeling abandoned
Poor communication
Feel invisible
Feeling powerless
The ends justify the means (healthy baby = happy mom)
Avoidance of aftercare
Impaired infant bonding
PTSD in partner
Sexual dysfunction
Avoidance of future pregnancies
Symptoms exacerbated in future pregnancies
Elective C-sections
Risk factors for PTSD after birth - CORRECT ANSWER - Neonatal complications
Lower gestational age
Longer NICU stay
Stillbirth
Perinatal Bipolar Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - 22.6% of women who screened positive for
postpartum depression had a bipolar disorder
Over 60% misdiagnosed with unipolar depression
, Chronic disorder, high rates of relapse, suicide, and psychosocial dysfunction
DSV-5 recognizes peripartum onset of bipolar
Bipolar I in Pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - 71% had reoccurrence during pregnancy
Women who stopped mood stabilizers had 2X risk of reoccurrence, 4X more rapidly than women
on medications
Most reoccurrences were depressive or mixed, often in the first trimester
Elevated mood
Euphoria or agitation
Decreased need fro sleep
Racing thoughts
Increased productivity
Noticed by others
Pressured speech
Increased energy
Hypomania episodes (up to 4 days in length. Often improves functioning)
Mania episodes are severe lasting at least 7 days
Hallucinations, paranoia, disorganized thinking
Bipolar (Type I and II) (Manic/Depressive) - CORRECT ANSWER - 60% of women with
bipolar disorder present initially as depressed
ACCURATE ANSWERS|LATEST VERSION|EXPERT VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS
OCD prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - Perinatal woman are 1.5 - 2 times greater risk than
general population
Severity remains largely unchanged across pregnancy and the postpartum period
30% new onset perinatal
11% of women at 2 weeks and 6 months postpartum
65% have co-morbid depression
41% fear deliberate harm
29% fear contamination
Trauma - CORRECT ANSWER - Directly experienced, witnessed, or repeated exposure to
adverse detail of a traumatic event
Not physiological result of another medical condition, medication, drugs or alcohol
Overwhelming experiences that invoke intense negative affect and involve some degree of loss
of control and/or vulnerability. The experience of trauma is subjective
The experience of what happened is not as important as what it means to the individual
PTSD prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - 12.3% of women in general population
Over 12% of pregnant women
9% postpartum met PTSD criteria
,18% elevated symptoms of stress
Up to 34% of moms report a traumatic birth
PTSD Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - Persistent and distorted sense of blame of self or
others
Numbing
Hyperarousal/hypervigilance
Dissociation
Markedly diminished interest in activities, to an inability to remember key aspects of the event
Flashbacks and flooding
Distressing memories, thoughts, feelings, or external reminders
Spontaneous memoires
Recurrent dreams/nightmares
Avoidance of triggers
Isolation
Potentially Traumatic Events - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency C-Section
Postpartum hemorrage
Premature birth
NICU
Forceps/vacuum
Pre-eclampsia
3rd or 4th degree laceration
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Traumatic vaginal birth
Birth Trauma - CORRECT ANSWER - An event occurring during the labor and delivery process
that involves actual or threatened serious injury or death to the mother or her infant
,The birthing woman experiences intense fear, loss of dignity, helplessness, loss of control, and
horror
Postpartum PTSD - CORRECT ANSWER - Perception of lack of caring
Feeling abandoned
Poor communication
Feel invisible
Feeling powerless
The ends justify the means (healthy baby = happy mom)
Avoidance of aftercare
Impaired infant bonding
PTSD in partner
Sexual dysfunction
Avoidance of future pregnancies
Symptoms exacerbated in future pregnancies
Elective C-sections
Risk factors for PTSD after birth - CORRECT ANSWER - Neonatal complications
Lower gestational age
Longer NICU stay
Stillbirth
Perinatal Bipolar Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - 22.6% of women who screened positive for
postpartum depression had a bipolar disorder
Over 60% misdiagnosed with unipolar depression
, Chronic disorder, high rates of relapse, suicide, and psychosocial dysfunction
DSV-5 recognizes peripartum onset of bipolar
Bipolar I in Pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - 71% had reoccurrence during pregnancy
Women who stopped mood stabilizers had 2X risk of reoccurrence, 4X more rapidly than women
on medications
Most reoccurrences were depressive or mixed, often in the first trimester
Elevated mood
Euphoria or agitation
Decreased need fro sleep
Racing thoughts
Increased productivity
Noticed by others
Pressured speech
Increased energy
Hypomania episodes (up to 4 days in length. Often improves functioning)
Mania episodes are severe lasting at least 7 days
Hallucinations, paranoia, disorganized thinking
Bipolar (Type I and II) (Manic/Depressive) - CORRECT ANSWER - 60% of women with
bipolar disorder present initially as depressed
