PMH C PRACTICE EXAM PMH C LATEST UPDATED EXAM STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSIONS

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C MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH CORREC
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1. A woman who recently started on an SSRI for depr
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ession and reports agitation and less need for sleep,
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and has rapid speech...
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A. Should be advised to take her medication in the morni
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ng to reduce symptoms.
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B. Needs her dosage increased. n n n




C. Is likely bipolar and needs a psychiatric evaluation.
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D. Might need a different medication ANS: c. Is likely bi
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polar and needs a psychiatric evaluation.
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2. According to the research of Cheryl T.Beck, 8. DNSc n n n n n n n n



, CNM, FAAN , the recovery period after postpartum d
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epression involves: n




A. Grieving for time lost n n n




B. Battling with reimbursement from insurance compani n n n n n



es
C. Worry about their children being taken away
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D. An increase in sexual libido ANS: Grieving for time lo
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3. An essential element of a father engagement progr
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am includes:* n




A. Relationship building n




B. Child involvement training n n




C. Both Relationship building and child involvement trai
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ning ANS: Both Relationship building and child invol
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vement training n




4. Antidepressants should be used in pregnancy... n n n n n




a. As a first line of treatment in new onset depression duri
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ng pregnancy n




b. If she's currently on an antidepressant and has a histor
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y of relapsing or chronic depression, or has a new onset s
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evere depression. n




c. Women should not be on antidepressants during pregn
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ancy.
d. For treatment of insomnia during pregnancy. ANS: b.
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If she's currently on an antidepressant and has a history o
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f relapsing or chronic depression, or has a new onset seve
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re depression.
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5. Cheryl Beck's theory of the four stage process of "T
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eetering on the Edge" for women with postpartum de
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pression includes all BUT: n n n




A. The desire for isolation
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B. Dying of self n n




C. Struggling to survive n n




D. Regaining Control ANS: The desire for isolation n nnnnnn nn n n n




6. Child Protective Services should be notified if:
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a. A mom is having horrifying thoughts of hurting her bab
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y.
b. The mom feels the baby doesn't like her.
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c. The mom is unable to care for the baby/children, and th
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ere is no one to watch them. ANS: c. The mom is unable
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to care for the baby/children, and there is no one to watch
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them.
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7. Describe how you would differentiate between sy n n n n n n



mptoms of perinatal obsessive- n n n



compulsive disorder and postpartum psychosis? n n n n




A. OCD only occurs during pregnancy; postpartum psych
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osis is only postpartum.
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B. OCD always involves images of violence to the baby; wi
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th postpartum psychosis she knows they are wrong bu
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t wants to act on them anyway.
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C. Perinatal OCD is ego- n n n



dystonic and does not include delusional thinking; pos n n n n n n n



tpartum psychosis is ego- n n n



syntonic and does include delusional thinking. ANS: n n n n n nnnnnn nn



Perinatal OCD is ego- n n n



dystonic and does not include delusional thinking; pos n n n n n n n



tpartum psychosis is ego- n n n



syntonic and does include delusional thinking. n n n n n




8. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): n n




a. should never be used in pregnancy.
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b. should only be used postpartum.
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c. is never used anymore.
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d. has been shown to safe in pregnancy and postpartum.
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ANS: a. should never be used in pregnancy.
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9. Goals of feminist psychotherapy include encouragi
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ng the client to:
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A. Work only with providers of the same gender
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B. Understand that depression is primarily caused by a p n n n n n n n n



oor relationship with one's mother
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C. Tune in more to other's feelings
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