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Since a few decades the question of What keeps people healthy? is discussed vividly. This text collection book contains new theoretical and empirical discourses on salutogenesis and sense of coherence from interdisciplinary perspectives, responding to this central question. Researchers from various cultures have contributed to this book, discussing relevant contemporary questions on mental health and well-being. This text collection book can serve as a handbook for salutogenetic research and practice. It provides an introduction into the topic as well as specific deep insights into selected research areas.This book is a must for lecturers, researchers and students of health sciences, psychology, medical sciences and medical sociology.
Sommario
1;Contents;6
2;Preface;8
3;Editorial;10
4;Sense of Coherence and the Ability to Manage Conflicts in Organisations;26
5;Promoting Mental Health in Young Children: A Salutogenetic Approach;40
6;Promoting Hope, Sense of Coherence and Self-Efficacy in College: The Salutogenic Paradigm;58
7;The Re-Activation of Self-Healing Powers;74
8;from a Neurobiological Perspective;74
9;Sense of Coherence, Emotional Stress and Coping Strategies of Hard of Hearing People;84
10;Shamanism as Applied Salutogenesis?;100
11;The Argument on Pills - a Medical Sociological Examination of the Usage and Effectiveness of Drugs;11912;A Salutogenic Perspective on Mental Health across the Life Time. Cultural Aspects on the Sense of Coherence;143
13;The Basics of Systemic Coherence Regulation. A Discourse on a Dynamic and Systemic Approach to Salutogenesis;158
14;Biographical Information;178
Info autore
Claude-Helene Mayer ist Ethnologin, Trainerin für Interkulturelle Mediation, Mitarbeiterin im Netzwerk des Instituts für Interkulturelle Praxis und Konfliktmanagement (IIPK) und Doktorandin am Institut für Ethnologie der Universität Göttingen.
