Man's health through the model of salutogenetic: theory and practice

Abstract

In the article the salutogenetic model of famous medical sociologist A. Antonovsky has been studied. The criteria of researched model concerning to the definition of man's health has been analyzed. The sense of such definitions as "generalized resistance resources" and "sense of coherence" which are prominent in the problem of the formation of health life has been revealed. Conception of the salutogenetic model of health must be a theoretical bases for healthy life style forming of people of different ages. Defined that a sense of coherence has a positive influence of human's health and helps him to cope with stress. Resistance resources are original potential in fight with disease.

Keywords

• health
• salutogenetic model
• generalized resistance resources
• sense of coherence