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
22. Why Does Your Heart Race Before You Feel Afraid: James-Lange Theory of Emotion
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Have you ever noticed your body reacting before your mind catches up?
In this episode, we explore what emotions actually are, breaking down the physiological, cognitive, behavioural and subjective components of emotional experience. We then examine the James-Lange theory, one of psychology's most counterintuitive proposals.
Topics include the four components of emotion, the famous bear in the woods thought experiment, the facial feedback hypothesis, evidence for and against the James-Lange theory, and its clinical relevance to panic disorder, behavioural activation and body-based trauma therapies.
Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone curious about the science of feeling.
Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.8.