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This chapter offers a review of various theoretical and clinical contributions that have described positive health, positive mental health and resilience, starting from the classical psychosomatic perspective. The concepts of hardiness, toughness and sense of coherence are illustrated, underlying their similarities with positive psychology perspective. The role of positive emotions and eudaimonic well-being in influencing physical health is also reviewed. Finally, the concepts of flourishing and positive mental health are presented, with a particular emphasis on their relationships with psychopathology and psychological distress.
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Ruini, C. (2017). Positive Human Health, Positive Mental Health, Resilience and Their Psychosomatic Underpinnings. In: Positive Psychology in the Clinical Domains. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52112-1_2
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