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
19. The Psychology of Curiosity: Intrinsic Motivation and the Yerkes-Dodson Law
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Why do some people thrive under pressure while others freeze? And why does a reward sometimes make us less motivated, not more?
In this episode, we explore intrinsic motivation and the forces that drive us from within. We cover the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, the overjustification effect, Berlyne's theory of curiosity and the Yerkes-Dodson Law. We also introduce self-determination theory as a modern integrative framework for understanding motivation.
These ideas are clinically relevant to conditions such as depression, where loss of intrinsic motivation and anhedonia are core features.
Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone curious about what truly drives human behaviour. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.7.