A New Mother Is Experiencing a Break with Reality and Is

question 130

Multiple Choice

A new mother is experiencing a break with reality and is having hallucinations. What is most likely to be the cause?

• A) postpartum blues
• B) postpartum depression
• C) postpartum depression with psychotic features
• D) postpartum mania

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Definitions:

Testable Prediction

A statement forecasting a specific outcome that can be verified through experimentation or observation, fundamental in the scientific method.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation.

Empiricism

The theory that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience and that scientific methods should rely on observation and experimentation.

Variable

Something in the world that can vary and that a researcher can manipulate (change), measure (evaluate), or both.