ABSTRACT

Exam-specific question and answer cards, using standard question formats from the Royal College exams, these cards make exam preparation time as efficient and straightforward as possible. They also lend. themselves studying with a partner or colleague. They are aimed specifically at candidates taking the first part of the examination for the Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych Part 1) and provide a condensed review of highly relevant information for the exam. Key areas covered are Psychopathology; neuroscience; neurotic, stress related and somatoform disorders; schizophrenia and other psychoses; affective disorders; psycho-pharmacology; psychology; psychotherapy; and dementia syndromes.  The first nine sections of cards are broadly divided into commonly tested areas on the exam:   1. Neurotic disorders 2. Affective disorders 3. Dementia syndromes 4. Neuropsychiatry 5. Psychology 6. Psychotherapy 7. Schizophrenia 8. Pharmacology 9. Human development

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|2 pages

Psychopathology

chapter 4|2 pages

Psychopathology

chapter 5|2 pages

Psychopathology

chapter 6|2 pages

Psychopathology

chapter 7|2 pages

Psychopathology

chapter 8|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 9|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 10|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 11|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 12|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 13|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 14|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 15|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 16|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 17|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 18|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 19|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 20|2 pages

Neuroscience

chapter 21|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 22|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 23|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 24|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 25|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 26|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 27|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 28|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 29|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 30|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 31|2 pages

Neurotic disorders

chapter 32|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 33|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 34|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 35|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 36|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 37|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 38|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 39|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 40|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 41|2 pages

Psychotic disorders

chapter 42|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 43|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 44|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 45|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 46|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 47|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 48|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 49|2 pages

Affective disorders

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Affective disorders

chapter 51|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 52|2 pages

Affective disorders

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Affective disorders

chapter 54|2 pages

Affective disorders

chapter 55|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 56|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 57|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 58|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 59|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 60|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 61|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 62|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 63|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 64|2 pages

Pharmacology

chapter 65|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 66|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 67|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 68|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 69|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 70|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 71|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 72|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 73|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 74|2 pages

Psychology

chapter 75|2 pages

Psychotherapy

chapter 76|2 pages

Psychotherapy

chapter 77|2 pages

Psychotherapy

chapter 78|2 pages

Psychotherapy

chapter 79|2 pages

Psychotherapy

chapter 80|2 pages

Psychotherapy

chapter 81|2 pages

Psychotherapy

chapter 82|2 pages

Psychotherapy

chapter 83|2 pages

Dementia syndromes

chapter 84|2 pages

Dementia syndromes

chapter 85|2 pages

Dementia syndromes

chapter 86|2 pages

Dementia syndromes

chapter 87|2 pages

Dementia syndromes

chapter 88|2 pages

Human development

chapter 89|2 pages

Human development

chapter 90|2 pages

Human development

chapter 91|2 pages

Human development

chapter 92|2 pages

Human development

chapter 93|2 pages

Human development

chapter 94|2 pages

Human development

chapter 95|2 pages

Human development

chapter 96|2 pages

Miscellaneous topics

chapter 99|2 pages

Miscellaneous topics

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Miscellaneous topics

chapter 101|2 pages

Miscellaneous topics

chapter 105|2 pages

OSCE tips and advice

chapter 106|2 pages

OSCE 1 – Delusions

chapter 107|2 pages

OSCE 2 – Premorbid personality

chapter 108|2 pages

OSCE 3 – Explain schizophrenia

chapter 109|2 pages

OSCE 4 – assess for depressive symptoms

chapter 110|2 pages

OSCE 5 – anxiety disorders

chapter 111|2 pages

OSCE 6 – cognitive examination

chapter 112|2 pages

OSCE 7 – alcohol dependency

chapter 113|2 pages

OSCE 8 – borderline personality disorder

chapter 114|2 pages

OSCE 9 – dissocial personality disorder

chapter 117|2 pages

OSCE 11 – Explain Lithium Therapy

chapter 118|2 pages

OCSE 12 – Assessing capacity

chapter 121|2 pages

OSCE 15 – Morbid jealousy

chapter 122|2 pages

OSCE 16 – Risk of violence

chapter 123|2 pages

OSCE 17 – Obsessive-compulsive disorder

chapter 124|2 pages

OSCE 18 – Temporal lobe epilepsy

chapter 137|2 pages

ISQ – Pharmacology

chapter 138|2 pages

ISQ – Neuroscience

chapter 139|2 pages

ISQ – Neuroscience

chapter 140|2 pages

ISQ – Neurotic disorders

chapter 141|2 pages

ISQ – Dementia syndromes

chapter 142|2 pages

ISQ – Human devolopment

chapter 143|2 pages

ISQ – Neuroscience

chapter 144|2 pages

ISQ – Dementia syndromes

chapter 145|2 pages

ISQ – Pharmacology

chapter 146|2 pages

ISQ – Affective disorders

chapter 147|2 pages

ISQ – Affective disorders

chapter 148|2 pages

ISQ – Behavioural syndromes

chapter 149|2 pages

ISQ – Behavioral sydromes

chapter 150|2 pages

ISQ – Psychopathology

chapter 151|2 pages

ISQ – Psychology

chapter 152|2 pages

ISQ – Psychotherapy

chapter 153|2 pages

ISQ – Psychology

chapter 154|2 pages

ISQ – Pharmacology

chapter 155|2 pages

ISQ – Schizophrenia

chapter 156|2 pages

ISQ – Psyche-pathology

chapter 157|2 pages

ISQ – Psychotherapy

chapter 158|2 pages

ISQ – Pharmacology

chapter 159|2 pages

ISQ – Human development

chapter 160|2 pages

ISQ – Pharmacology

chapter 161|2 pages

ISQ – Psychology

chapter 162|2 pages

ISQ – Psychopathology

chapter 163|2 pages

ISQ – Dementia syndromes

chapter 164|2 pages

ISQ – Classification in psychiatry

chapter 165|2 pages

ISQ – Neurotic disorders

chapter 166|2 pages

ISQ – Behavioural syndromes

chapter 167|2 pages

ISQ – Schizophrenia

chapter 168|2 pages

ISQ – Neurotic disorders

chapter 169|2 pages

ISQ – Neuroscience

chapter 170|2 pages

ISQ – Psychology

chapter 171|2 pages

ISQ – Postnatal psychosis

chapter 172|2 pages

ISQ – Neurotic disorders

chapter 173|2 pages

ISQ – Dementia syndromes

chapter 174|2 pages

ISQ – Affective disorders

chapter 175|2 pages

ISQ – Psychotherapy

chapter 176|2 pages

ISQ – Affective disorders

chapter 177|2 pages

EMI – psychopathology

chapter 178|2 pages

EMI – psychopathology

chapter 179|2 pages

EMI – pharmacology

chapter 180|2 pages

EMI – pharmacology

chapter 181|2 pages

EMI – psychology

chapter 182|2 pages

EMI – psychology

chapter 183|2 pages

EMI – affective disorders

chapter 184|2 pages

EMI – investigations in psychiatry

chapter 185|2 pages

EMI – neurology

chapter 186|2 pages

EMI – neuropsychiatry

chapter 187|2 pages

EMI – neuropsychiatry

chapter 188|2 pages

EMI – neuropsychology

chapter 189|2 pages

EMI – investigations in psychiatry

chapter 190|2 pages

EMI – neurotic disorders

chapter 191|2 pages

EMI – mixed topics

chapter 192|2 pages

EMI – defence mechanisms

chapter 193|2 pages

EMI – psychotic disorders

chapter 194|2 pages

EMI – dementia syndromes

chapter 195|2 pages

EMI – risk factors

chapter 196|2 pages

EMI psychopathology

chapter 197|2 pages

EMI psychopathology

chapter 198|2 pages

EMI – pharmacology

chapter 199|2 pages

EMI – risk factors