title: Positive appraisal style: The mental immune system?
abstract: Instead of converging to one, all-embracing resilience mechanism - that is, positive appraisal style - we encourage complementary research strategies, exploring both vulnerabilities and resilience factors, much like the biomedical sciences combine insights from pathophysiology and immunology. Furthermore, we argue that research with a strong focus on one central resilience mechanism may overlook or undervalue other processes that can aid in maintaining mental health.
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology,KU Leuven,3000 Leuven,Belgium.laura.luyten@ppw.kuleuven.beyannick.boddez@ppw.kuleuven.bedirk.hermans@ppw.kuleuven.beppw.kuleuven.be/clep.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luyten
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology,KU Leuven,3000 Leuven,Belgium.laura.luyten@ppw.kuleuven.beyannick.boddez@ppw.kuleuven.bedirk.hermans@ppw.kuleuven.beppw.kuleuven.be/clep.
authors.forename: Yannick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Boddez
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology,KU Leuven,3000 Leuven,Belgium.laura.luyten@ppw.kuleuven.beyannick.boddez@ppw.kuleuven.bedirk.hermans@ppw.kuleuven.beppw.kuleuven.be/clep.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hermans
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008603:Mental Health; D055500:Resilience, Psychological