MRCPsych Paper 2
Written Paper Centres in the UK, Ireland and Hong
Kong
The MRCPsych Paper 2 will be 3 hours long,
containing 200 marks. The paper will include both ‘best answer 1 of
5’ style MCQs and EMIs. Approximately one third of
the paper will be the EMI component.
The content of the MRCPsych Paper 2 Written paper will be
the following:
- General Adult
- General principles of psychopharmacology
(pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics)
- Psychotropic drugs
- Adverse reactions
- Evaluation of treatments
- Neuropsychiatry (physiology, endocrinology,
chemistry, anatomy, pathology)
- Genetics
- Epidemiology
- Advanced Psychological Processes and
Treatments
Breakdown of Paper
2
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Content
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No. of
questions
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Neurosciences
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40
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Neuroanatomy
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Neuropathology
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Neurophysiology
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Neuroendocrinology
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Neurochemistry
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| Neuroimaging |
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| Developmental neuroscience |
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| Psychopharmacology |
40 |
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Pharmacokinetics
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Pharmacodynamics
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Adverse reactions
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Theories of action
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Drug dependence
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New drugs
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| Pharmacogenetics |
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| Genetics |
40 |
| Cellular genetics |
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| Molecular genetics |
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| Behavioural genetics |
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| Endophenotypes |
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| Genetic epidemiology |
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| Gene-environment interaction |
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| Epidemiology |
40 |
| Surveys across the lifespan |
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| Measures |
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| Advanced psychological
processes and treatments |
40 |
| Neuropsychology |
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| Personality and personality
disorder |
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| Developmental psychopathology (incl.
temperament) |
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| Therapy models, methods, processes and
outcomes |
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(BT, CBT, Family/couples, Interpersonal,
Psychoanalytic, Psychoeducation)
Treatment adherence
Psychosocial influences
This breakdown is intended as a general guide to
the content of Paper 2 and is subject to change.
Candidates should note that for the June 2009 paper and
onwards the Paper 2 ‘Statistics and research (basic)’
section will move from the Paper 2 to
the Paper 3.