pathogenesis and salutogenesis are each ways that have been used to approach Health these are the existing Frameworks traditionally we've used pathogenesis which is the study and origins of disease in the belief that this will create Health saluted Genesis on the other hand studies the origins and causes of health and these actually can work very complimentary fashion the assumptions however on both pathogenesis and salutogenesis are different pathogenesis starting point is disease or a problem and the idea is we move back from the disease and problem and figure out what caused the problem and eliminate those causes in the belief this will create Health salutogenesis on the other hand must start with a new reality something we want to create the world that we want to have and then we think how could we create that new reality it's impossible to start with a problem and be sologenic because the best you can be if you start with a problem is non problematic to be salutogenic you must start with an idealized outcome what do you want to create and then figure out what do we need to do to have that idealized outcome so in other words pathogenesis is about how to avoid a problem where soluted Genesis is about how we can approach and reach our potentials pathogenesis therefore is reactive it's either reacting to disease or the possibility of disease to keep it from happening so lud Genesis on the other hand is very proactive in that it's trying to generate a new outcome that can't and doesn't exist right now and couldn't exist the way we're doing things it would need to be something new and different to create a different outcome the Assumption that's very different each of these is that pathogenesis believes that we're inherently healthy and as long as we keep every pathogen virus and problem away we'll be as healthy as we can be which I think most of realize isn't really true we need we need to create health and that's Salud Genesis assumption is that we're inherently flawed we're somewhat susceptible to problems and knowing that we must go out and cause ourselves to be healthy do what we need to do to give ourselves the best chances we can to live the life we want so in essence pathogenesis is idealistic in the belief that we are naturally healthy salute to Genesis although Aaron nanowski the developer of this model calls it pessimistic it's really just realistic it's saying that sometimes we're going to get sick so instead of waiting to get sick to do something let's go out now and create health and be as healthy as we possibly can be then if something does happen which in all likelihood something will we can recover that much faster or maybe not even have a problem associated with it because we are in such good health really all this is is the law of second second law of Thermodynamics second law says that if a system is open and left to itself it'll move towards chaos well if that's true we have to cause good things to happen we actually must do what we need to do to make it turn out the way we wanted to because if we just do nothing it won't turn out the way we want in Talen shahar's book happier he points out that happiness takes work we have to do something to create happiness if you want unhappiness just do nothing it's almost assured to happen then so if we want Health we must make it happen we must cause Health to happen so path of Genesis is just against pain and loss and not having a problem Salud of Genesis is about creating a gain creating growth so we become who it is we want to be pathog Genesis then really just prepares us to live it doesn't make our life greater teach us what we can do to be better it just says okay now you're ready to go Sal lute to Genesis on the other hand gives us the capacity and the potential to live our life fully to get all we can out of life pathogenesis is about not falling back or having a problem salute to Genesis is about how we can move forward to become and be who we want to be so pathogenesis is about not getting worse soluted Genesis on the other hand is about continuous and NeverEnding Improvement how can we keep moving forward and becoming who it is we want pathogenesis of course is measuring an end point the op the outcome is generally neutral no problem or minimize problems saluted Genesis on the other hand really has no endpoint all it has is progress points in that we're moving towards our desired outcomes so it's measuring gains optimizing our potential once we realize one goal we realize wow if I'm here I can go there and that's where we instill that continuous and NeverEnding Improvement I liken this to what Mother Teresa had said at one time they asked her once if she'd be a March against the war she said no she wouldn't be in the March against the war but she would be in the March for peace she said it's empowering you Empower Yourself by being for something but being against something is dis empowering so saluted Genesis is for health pathogenesis is against disease we want to empower oursel to create and be who we want to be we need to act salutogenic to create the life and health we want I talk about this in an article salute to Genesis 30 years later where do we go from here because salute to Genesis was developed in 1979 by Aaron antovski this article is free online and I encourage you to take a look at it using this link that's available to you good luck I look forward to your improved health and wellbeing have a great day