ENHANCING METACOGNITIVE THINKING OF BELL’S PALSY SUBJECTS WITH MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR) TECHNIQUE: AN INTERVENTION STUDY

The research focuses on the effectiveness of psychological intervention using Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Technique among low Resilience Bells Palsy subjects in relation to their Metacognitive Thinking. 14 Subjects (9 male and 5 female) were identified as having low Resilience on the bases of median scores. The age range of the subjects was between 20- 45 years. Metacognitive Thinking Scale (MCTS) by Sandhu and Goel (2010) and Bharathiar University Resilience Scale (BURS) Form A by Annalakshmi (2009) were used. Pre-Test and Post-Test research design and Wilcoxon Sign Ranked (Z) Test was used to study the effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Technique.The research has its implications to support, assist and develop confidence in subjects suffering from any illnesses and cope up with the various psychological problems faced by such individuals and have a positive outlook of life. Further it is proposed that Psychological interventions are successful to treat many psychological problems of individuals, especially chronically ill patients. KEYWORDS: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Technique, Metacognitive Thinking, Resilience, Bells Palsy.