PSI International Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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PSI International Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
1. What is the mission of Postpartum Support International (PSI)? - Answer️️ -to
promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to
childbearing in every country worldwide.
PSI Support Coordinators are ...
PSI International Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
1. What is the mission of Postpartum Support International (PSI)? - Answer✔️✔️-to
promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to
childbearing in every country worldwide.
PSI Support Coordinators are located: - Answer✔️✔️-In the US and Internationally
What is the PSI "Chat with an Expert" and how often is it held? - Answer✔️✔️-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? - Answer✔️✔️-1-800-
944-4PPD
What languages are spoken by PSI HelpLine volunteers? - Answer✔️✔️-Spanish,
English, and others by request
What is the prevalence of postpartum depression in women, according to research
by Kathy Wisner in 2012? - Answer✔️✔️-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 - Answer✔️✔️-narcolepsy
What percentage of fathers experience depression postpartum, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics? - Answer✔️✔️-1:10
Which of the following is *NOT* recognized as a statistically-significant cause of
a perinatal mental health disorder?
Who wrote that "trauma is in the eye of the beholder", regarding birth trauma? -
Answer✔️✔️-Cheryl Beck
How do the symptoms of Bipolar Mood Disorder I and Bipolar Mood Disorder II
differ? - Answer✔️✔️-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 timeframe for onset of postpartum psychosis? -
Answer✔️✔️-in the first two weeks postpartum
Describe how you would differentiate between symptoms of perinatal obsessive-
compulsive disorder and postpartum psychosis? - Answer✔️✔️-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 - Answer✔️✔️-first
time parent
What is a common barrier to screening for PMADs? - Answer✔️✔️-Provider doesn't
know where to send patient if they screen positive
What does EPDS stand for? - Answer✔️✔️-Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
True/False: There are no validated screening tools for mood disorders during
pregnancy. - Answer✔️✔️-False
True/False: The EPDS should NEVER be taken when client is by herself. -
Answer✔️✔️-False
What is the website referenced in Class #2 for resources on Bipolar Mood
Disorders? - Answer✔️✔️-psycheducation.org
Which website is one of the resources recommended for information about risks
and safety of medication in breastfeeding? - Answer✔️✔️-Mothertobaby.org
What is an essential role of the professional in primary prevention? - Answer✔️✔️-
Assessing risk
Which is an evidence-based validated screening tool for postpartum depression? -
Answer✔️✔️-EPDS
What is NOT one of the recommended opening statements a provider can use to
introduce a screening tool.
A. "It's not easy being a new mother and it's ok to feel unhappy at times. As you
have recently had a new baby, we would like to know how you are feeling."
B. "Please be as open and honest as possible when answering these questions."
C. "We have assessed that you are most likely experiencing depression, and we'd
like you to fill out this simple questionnaire to confirm that." - Answer✔️✔️-C
What is the best practice recommendation for a response greater than 0 to the last
question in the EPDS or the PHQ-9? - Answer✔️✔️-Access immediate care to
assess for current suicidality and plan
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