Decision making involves choosing between alternatives and can be rational or irrational. Barriers to good decision making include being too hasty, narrow, or scattered in one's thinking. The decision making process involves defining the decision, considering all choices, gathering relevant information, selecting the best choice, implementing a plan, and monitoring results. The ABCDE model outlines assessing the problem, brainstorming solutions, considering consequences, deciding and acting, and evaluating the choice. Protective factors like a loving family and clear goals promote positive decision making, while risk factors such as low self-esteem and pressure can lead to negative decision making.

1. Decision Making

2. Decision MakingWhat is Decision Making?2. Barriers to GoodDecision MakingDecision Making3. Decision Making Process5.Protective & Risk Factors in Decision Making4.ABCDE of Decision Making

3. Decision making is the thinking process leading to the selection of a course of action among alternatives.Every decision making process produces a final choice. It can be an action or an opinion. What is decision making

4. Decision making begins when we need to do something but we do not know what. Therefore, decision making is a reasoning processIt could be rational or irrationalWhat is decision making

5. What Prevents Good Decision MakingBeing too hasty - Making quick decisions without having much thought.Being too narrow - Decision making is based on very little or no information.

6. Being scattered - Our thoughts in making decisions are disconnected or disorganized.Fuzzy - Sometimes, the lack of clarity on important aspects of a decision causes us to overlook certain important points. What Prevents Good Decision Making

7. Define the decision clearly. Consider all the possible choices. Gather all relevant information and evaluate all the pros and cons of each possible choice. Select the choice that seems to best meet the needs of the situation. Implement a plan of action and then monitor the results, making necessary adjustments.The Decision Making Process

8. DECISION MAKINGABCDE MODEL

9. A = ASSESSWhat is the problem or decision?

10. B = BRAINSTORMWhat are the possible choices or solutions?

11. C = CONSEQUENCESConsider the consequences of each choice – both positive and negative

12. D = DECIDEMake a decision and act!

13. E = EVALUATEEvaluate the choice you made and the positive / negative consequences.

14. PROTECTIVE FACTORSPOSITIVE DECISION MAKINGLoving, functional familyInvolved in school activitiesPositive self – esteemClear goals and plans to reach themClose friendsRegularly practicing one’s faithSense of accomplishment at schoolHealthful attitude about competitionFollows community rulesA plan to cope with life’s stressors

15. RISK FACTORSNEGATIVE DECISION MAKINGDysfunctional familyLow self-esteemUnable to resist peer pressure or influenceLacking faith experiencesFamily disruptionsExperiencing depressionAcademic or athletic pressure

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