MRCPsych Part A revision podcast on behavioural therapy principles and learning theory, covering reciprocal inhibition, habituation, shaping, chaining and cueing. 

This MRCPsych revision episode explores key behavioural therapy principles in learning theory that are commonly tested in the MRCPsych Part A examination. The episode focuses on reciprocal inhibition, habituation, shaping, chaining and cueing, and explains how these behavioural learning principles are applied in real clinical practice.

Clinical examples illustrate how these behavioural techniques are used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, including specific phobias, panic disorder and behavioural activation approaches. These principles form an important bridge between learning theory and behavioural therapy interventions frequently examined in MRCPsych Part A questions.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.1 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPsych Part A, syllabus.