Decision Making
Find a partner and play a game of
rock, paper, scissors!
Types of Decisions
1. Everyday Decisions
What to wear
What to eat for lunch
• Everyday decisions you might:
Let things happen
Act on impulse
Act out of habit
Types of Decisions
2. Important Decisions
How to say no to peer pressure
How to organize your time to meet your
obligations
• Important decisions you must:
Face the problem
Think about a plan
Work towards a solution
decision
act
values
outcomes
options
healthful
possibilities
legal
situation
Parent
approval
evaluate
Step 1: State the Situation
• Make sure you understand the
situation.
Example:
Your friends are bullying a classmate at school.
Step 2: List the Options
• Make a list of the
options you have.
• Cover all of the
possibilities.
Example: These are choices.
1. Join In
2. Tell a Teacher
3. Ignore the Situation
4. Tell your friends to stop
Step 3: Weigh the Possible Outcomes
•
Think about the
outcomes of each option. Make sure they are
Healthful
Ethical
Legal, and would get
Parent Approval.
Step 3: Weigh the possible Outcomes
Example:
• Join In
HELP-
• Tell them to Stop
HELP-
Example: Join in (positive and negative)
Tell them to Stop (positive and negative
Step 4: Consider Your Values
Consider your personal
values about what is right and wrong.
Values- Something that is important to you
Example:
Join InYou value what your friends think of you and
don not value other people’s feelings
Tell them to stopYou value others, school rules and helping
others
Step 5: Make a Decision and Act
Make a
decision and act on it.
Example:
Join In
Tell them to Stop
Step 6: Evaluate the Decision
After you have gone through with your
decision,
evaluate what the outcomes of the
decision were.
Example:
It was a great decision because you helped
someone out and did the right thing. You made
a difference in the life of one of your classmates.
Decision Making- process of making
a choice or solving a problem
• The best method for making an important
decision
• Step 1: State the Situation
• Step 2: List the Options
• Step 3: Weigh the Outcomes
• Step 4: Consider Your Values
• Step 5: Make a Decision and Act
• Step 6: Evaluate the Decision
Directions: Imagine you have just logged onto the Internet
and found the following pieces of E-mail in your mail box.
Read the letter carefully, and write a reply to each one. Use
the six-step decision-making process to give good advice
to each person.
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday
Subject: Friday night plans
I have a dilemma! Last week I promised the Mitchells that I would babysit
Friday night for their two children. But now Sally has invited me to see my alltime favorite band in a live concert Friday night. I really want to go to the
concert but I don’t want to back out on the Mitchells. I’m afraid if I don’t go to
see the concert, I may not get a chance to see
my favorite band play again. I need to make a decision soon and could use
some help. What should I do?