MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials
Hello! My name is Dr Aalap Asurlekar, and I am a psychiatry trainee in the UK. I created MRCPsych on the Go to make revision for the MRCPsych exams easier to fit around busy clinical work.
This podcast is designed for psychiatry trainees preparing for Paper A, B, CASC but also, medical students. Each episode focuses on key syllabus topics and explains them in clear, structured language to help you understand and retain the most important concepts.
Topics range from psychopathology, psychopharmacology, neuroscience, sociology, behavioral science, psychological therapies to clinical assessment. Episodes include exam style questions and clinical scenarios to support active recall and exam preparation.
The aim is to provide focused, high yield psychiatry revision you can listen to during commutes, walks or between shifts.
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MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials
1. Why We Learn: Classical and Operant Conditioning Explained
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
A dog salivates at the sound of a bell. A child tidies their room to avoid losing screen time. These are not coincidences. They are the same fundamental principle of learning, playing out in very different ways.
In this episode, we explore the foundations of learning theory, covering classical conditioning and operant conditioning. We trace Pavlov's famous experiments, explain reinforcement, punishment and reinforcement schedules, and show why these principles are central to understanding behavioural therapy and psychological models used in psychiatry.
Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone curious about why we behave the way we do. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.1.