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Mental Health 2
Post-Partum Depression
Question | Answer |
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A form of clinical depression which can affect women, and lessfrequently men, after childbirth. | Post partum depression (PPD) |
______ interferes with the ability to care for ones baby and other tasks. | PPD |
Sadness, hopelessness, inability to be comforted, spells of anger, irritability, and thoughts of self-harm are symptoms of | PPD |
What are the major predictors of PPD? | prenatal depression, life stress, marital dissatisfaction, history of depression and and increased risk for teen, or single parents. |
What causes postpartum exhaustion? | sleep deprivation |
How long can postpartum exhaustion last? | 1-20 days |
The "baby blues" are not a precursor to _____ or______. | postpartum depression or psychosis |
What kind of behaviors does a person with the "baby blues" exhibit? | crying, hyperexcitability, lack of feeling for baby, saying "I'm not myself, this isn't me." |
What are the symptoms of post partum psychosis (PPP)? | Bizarre behavior, sight, smell and hearing and touch related hallucinations, feeling detached from others and reality, and urges to hurt oneself or others. |
When does PPP occur? | 1-3 days after birth to 3 weeks |