NU665 Quiz 3
If a mother endures prenatal distress or is emotionally unavailable during the
post-partum period if can effect the babies - ANS-emotional, behavioral, and social
functioning
According to research children of mother's with depression has lower scores in -
ANS-IQ, motor, language, and mental development
What kind of temperment are children prone to having when born to a mother with
depression? - ANS-Difficult Temperment: more negative reactions during stress, lower
self-esteem, and developmental delay with self-regulation skills
Prenatal depression is associated with which negative outcomes for infants? -
ANS-premature delivery, low-birth weight, disorganized sleep, less responsiveness to
stimulation in the neonate
An infant of a depressed mother may have what negative outcomes? - ANS-insecure
attachment, negative affect, and dysregulated attention and arousal
toddlers of depressed mothers are at risk for? - ANS-poor self-control, internalizing and
externalizing problems, and difficulties in cognitive functioning and in social interactions
with family and peers
school age and adolescent children of depressed mothers are at risk for? -
ANS-impaired adaptive functioning, psychopathy, including conduct, affective, and
anxiety disorders and they are also at risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) and learning disabilities
what are some contextual risk factors for exacerbating maternal depression and the
child's behavioral problems - ANS-poverty, marital conflict and stressful life events
maternal anxiety is associated with internalizing or externalizing symptoms in children -
ANS-internalizing
Children of depressed mothers are at a ____% increased risk of MH issues -
ANS-41-77% 2-5 fold increase
, biology of pregnancy related depression - ANS-increased stress hormones, decreased
fetal blood flow, low maternal dopamine and serotonin
What is insecure attachment? and what does it result in - ANS-a fragile emotional bond
between a child and caregiver often from inconsistent or unresponsive caregiving
results in difficulties with emotional regulation with impaired sensitivity to stress and with
disturbed social functioning long term
anxious mothers tend to exhibit these behaviors - ANS-overcontrolling, overprotective,
and less permissive to their children's freedom
Mothers with anxiety tend to have children with what type of attachment? -
ANS-ambivalent attachment
Children of anxious moms then to be - ANS-ANXIOUS, fearful and avoidant
Post partum psychosis prognosis and response to treatment - ANS-very good but the
recurrence of psychosis is high
post partum period in DSM for psychosis according to the DSM compared to research -
ANS-4 weeks (DSM) up to 3 months
Rates of post partum psychosis are highest in what month post partum - ANS-first
month-10x higher but especially within first 2 weeks
what percentage of women hospitalized for psychosis in the prenatal period had a post
partum recurrence - ANS-44%
what are the risk factors for post-partum psychosis - ANS-previous hx of psychiatric
illness
psychosis during prenatal period
primiparity
age >35
what are the most common earliest symptoms of post partum psychosis -
ANS-insomnia
confusion
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