Salutogenesis

"The model of salutogenesis was introduced by health scientist Aaron Antonovsky as an alternative to pathogenesis and is one of the most important models for explaining health. It aims to answer the question of how health develops, how people can stay healthy despite risks and how in practice their health can be promoted. The model is based on an understanding of health and illness as a continuum; it is intended to explain movements on this continuum. Stressors, how they are coped with and available resilience resources are used as determinants of health. A key concept is the sense of coherence, which develops in the course of life on the basis of resources and states whether one's own life is experienced as understandable, manageable and meaningful."