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
4. How Habits Form: Habituation, Shaping and Chaining Explained
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No one sits down at a piano and plays a concerto on their first attempt. Complex behaviours are built piece by piece, through repetition, reinforcement and careful shaping. This episode explains exactly how that happens.
In this episode, we explore the key behavioural learning techniques used in psychology and behavioural therapy. We cover habituation, shaping, chaining and cueing, explaining how complex behaviours are learned, strengthened and modified. These principles form an important bridge between learning theory and the behavioural therapy interventions used in clinical practice.
Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone curious about the mechanics of behaviour change. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.1.