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
24. Can the Same Feeling Mean Different Things: The Two-Factor Theory and Cognitive Appraisal of Emotion
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Can the same physical sensation produce completely different emotions? Schachter and Singer proved that it could, using nothing more than an adrenaline injection.
In this episode, we explore cognitive appraisal theories of emotion, including Schachter and Singer's two-factor theory and the counterintuitive phenomenon of misattribution of arousal. We also examine Richard Lazarus's model of primary and secondary appraisal, and why two people can face the same situation and feel entirely different emotions.
Topics include the jukebox theory of emotion, the suspension bridge study, the concept of reappraisal, and the direct relevance of these ideas to cognitive behavioural therapy, panic disorder and emotion regulation.
Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone curious about the role of thought in shaping how we feel.
Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.8.