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. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mrcpsychonthego Email: mrcpsychonthego@outlo

MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials is a education podcast hosted by Dr Aalap Asurlekar, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dr Aalap Asurlekar hosts MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials, a education show with 36 episodes published.

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  Episode #37

  37. Freud's Id, Ego and Superego Explained: Oedipus Complex and Defence Mechanisms

  Aug 17, 202614 minS1

  What if your mind wasn't one thing, but three, constantly negotiating with each other? One wants, one restrains, and one judges. That's Freud's structural model of the mind: the id, ego and superego. In this episode, we go beyond Freud's topographical model from episode 35, into his structural model of the mind, the ego's defence mechanisms, and his theory of psychosexual development, including the Oedipus and Electra complex. We also look honestly at where this theory has held up, and where it hasn't, including Karl Popper's famous unfalsifiability critique. Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone who wants to understand the foundations, and the limits, of psychoanalytic theory. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 9.1.1. I would love to hear from you!

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  Episode #36

  36. Korsakoff's Syndrome Explained: Thiamine Deficiency, Confabulation and Wernicke's Encephalopathy

  Aug 10, 202615 minS1

  What do you call someone who forgets you entirely, then confidently tells you something that never happened? That's a patient with Korsakoff's syndrome. They can hold a normal conversation with you, then forget you were ever there the moment you leave. Ask them to explain the gap, and they won't lie. They'll fill it with something that feels completely true. In this episode, we explore Korsakoff's syndrome, picking up from the patient we met in episode 35. We cover how thiamine deficiency damages the brain's memory circuitry, why confabulation happens, and how ICD-11 classifies the condition differently from older systems. We also look at its relationship to Wernicke's encephalopathy, and the narrow treatment window that separates recovery from permanent amnesia. Topics include the Wernicke-Korsakoff spectrum, the pathophysiology of thiamine deficiency and the brain's memory circuit, the clinical picture of anterograde amnesia and confabulation, ICD-11's classification of amnestic disorders, and emergency and long-term management. Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychiatry trainees and anyone who wants to understand one of psychiatry's most striking examples of memory failure. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.10, and the ICD-11 classification of amnestic disorders. I would love to hear from you!

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  Episode #35

  35. How Much of Your Mind Is Unconscious? Levels of Consciousness, Subliminal Priming and Implicit Memory

  Aug 3, 202615 minS1

  Have you ever driven somewhere familiar and arrived with no memory of the journey itself? Something in your mind was clearly steering the car. It just wasn't the part you'd call "you." In this episode, we begin a new mini-series on states and levels of awareness. We start with the levels of consciousness themselves, from full alertness through the preconscious to the unconscious, contrasting Freud's original model with the modern cognitive unconscious. We then look at the evidence that unconscious processing genuinely happens, covering subliminal priming, implicit memory, automatic processing, and unconscious emotional responses in the brain. Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone curious about how much of the mind operates outside awareness. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.10. I would love to hear from you!

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  Episode #34

  34. What Makes Us Resilient? The Kauai Study, Protective Factors and Post-Traumatic Growth

  Jul 27, 202615 minS1

  Why do some people recover from adversity while others do not? What does resilience have to do with this? In this episode, we explore the psychology of resilience. We cover definitions of resilience, landmark research from developmental and clinical psychology, the factors that promote and undermine resilience, and the implications of resilience research for recovery-oriented psychiatric practice. Topics include the distinction between resilience and invulnerability, the landmark Kauai longitudinal study, protective factors across biological, psychological and social domains, and the concept of post-traumatic growth. Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone interested in what enables human beings to recover and flourish after adversity. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.9. I would love to hear from you!

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  Episode #33

  33. Locus of Control and Learned Helplessness: The Psychology of Rotter and Seligman

  Jul 20, 202615 minS1

  Do you believe that what happens to you is within your control, or largely down to chance? The answer to that question shapes how you respond to stress, setbacks and illness. In this episode, we explore three related concepts that illuminate individual differences in perceived control: Rotter's locus of control, Seligman's learned helplessness and Rosenbaum's learned resourcefulness. Topics include the distinction between internal and external locus of control, the original animal experiments behind learned helplessness, the cognitive triad of helplessness, its relationship to depression, and the clinical implications of learned resourcefulness in rehabilitation and recovery. Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone curious about the psychology of control and resilience. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.9. I would love to hear from you!

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