MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials
Hello! My name is Dr Aalap Asurlekar, a Core Psychiatry Trainee in the UK and the creator and host of MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials.
Having experienced firsthand the challenge of preparing for the MRCPsych exams alongside full-time clinical work, I created this podcast to make high-quality, structured revision more accessible.
Each episode focuses on key syllabus topics, explained in clear and structured language to help you understand and retain the most important concepts.
Whether you are a psychiatry trainee preparing for Paper A, B, or CASC, or a medical student looking to strengthen your psychiatry knowledge, this podcast is designed to fit around your schedule. Episodes include exam-style questions and clinical scenarios to support active recall, so you can revise 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.
