Psychology 101 - Study Guide
This Psychology Study Guide has been developed specifically for doctors preparing for the Part 1 FC Psych examination, focusing solely on the psychology component of the exam. Aligned with the official examination blueprint, it covers 27 core psychology topics, each presented in a clinically relevant and exam-focused format.
Each topic includes:
- Concise written notes tailored to the FC Psych scope
- A high-yield teaching video
- A short quiz to reinforce key concepts
- Additional videos or explanations in selected sections for deeper understanding
The guide is not a full course but a structured companion resource—designed to simplify your preparation, clarify complex concepts, and help you study efficiently while balancing clinical work. It is ideal for medical practitioners pursuing specialization in psychiatry who want a reliable, organized, blueprint-aligned learning tool.
Course curriculum
-
1Welcome to Psychology 101
-
2Developmental Psychology: Early and Middle Childhood
-
3Developmental Psychology: Adolescence, Adulthood and Ageing
-
4Personality: Theories of Personality
-
5Personality: Personality Assessment
-
6Brain and Behaviour: Biological and Neuropsychology
-
7Brain and Behaviour: Sensation and Perception
-
8Cognitive Psychology: Learning and Conditioning
-
9Cognitive Psychology: Motivation and Emotion
-
10Cognitive Psychology: Thinking
-
11Cognitive Psychology: Attention
-
12Cognitive Psychology: Memory
-
13Cognitive Psychology: Language
-
14Cognitive Psychology: Intelligence
-
15Social Psychology: Interpersonal Attraction
-
16Social Psychology: Group Concepts
-
17Social Psychology: Poverty and Ethnicity
-
18Social Psychology: Sex, Gender and Sexuality
-
19Social Psychology: Violence and Peacemaking
-
20Psychology and Health: Risk Behaviour and Stress
-
21Psychology and Health: Substance Use Safety
-
22Psychology and Health: Nutrition, HIV, TB and Parasites
-
23Mental Health: Psychopathology
-
24Mental Health: Psychotherapies
-
25Mental Health: Community Mental Health
-
26Organisational Psychology
-
27African and Eastern Psychologies
-
28Research Methods in Psychology