The
marking scheme for the MRCPsych Written Paper is available to
download
The MRCPsych Paper 2 will be 3 hours long,
containing 200 questions. 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.
Sample questions are available here:
Paper 2 sample
questions
The content of the MRCPsych Paper 2 Written paper will be
the following:
Please see the breakdown below for further details.
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.