MRCPsych Paper 1 exam format
The MRCPsych Paper 1 Written examination contains 200 questions in the format of MCQs and EMIs. Two-thirds of Paper 1 are MCQs and the remainder are EMIs. Candidates will be given three hours to complete the MRCPsych examination. Topics covered in the MRCPsych Paper 1 Written examination include:
- General Adult
- History and mental state examination
- Cognitive assessment
- Neurological examination
- Assessment
- Aetiology
- Diagnosis
- Classification
- Basic Psychopharmacology
- Basic psychological processes
- Human psychological development
- Social psychology
- Description and measurement
- Basic psychological treatments
- Prevention of psychiatric disorder
- Descriptive psychopathology
- Dynamic psychopathology
- History of psychiatry
- Basic ethics and philosophy of psychiatry
- Stigma and culture
Example MRPCPsych Paper 1 question:
In Piaget's theory of cognitive development in human. Which of the following statement is correct:
- The sensory-motor stage is reached at 12 months
- In the operational stage, the child uses his sense of touch and taste to identify the differences between objects.
- Pre-operational stage is reached at 3 years of age
- Beginning of adulthood is when formal operational thinking is reached
- Abstract logical thinking begins in the pre-operational stage