Decision Making

Choosing the first option that comes to mind; giving little or no consideration to the consequences of the choice.

• Compliance

• Spontaneity

• Procrastination

• agonizing

Going along with family, school, work, or peer expectations.

• Compliance

• Agonizing

• Desire

• security

Postponing thought and action until options are limited.

• Security

• Desire

• Procrastination

• Agonizing

Accumulating so much information that analyzing the options becomes overwhelming.

• Agonizing

• Procrastination

• Security

• Desire

Choosing an option that will be both intellectually and emotionally satisfying.

• Agonizing

• Security

• Intention

• Desire

Choosing the option that might achieve the best result, regardless of the risk involved.

• Agonizing

• Desire

• Security

• procrastination

Choosing the option that is most likely to avoid the worst possible result.

• Agonizing

• Desire

• Avoidance

• procrastination

Choosing the option that will bring some success, offend the fewest people, and pose the least risk.

• Desire

• Agonizing

• Security

• synthesis

Choosing the option that has a good chance to succeed and that you like the best.

• Synthesis

• Desire

• Procrastination

• Security

Cody waited to the last minute to pay his car payment....

• Procrastination

• Synthesis

• Secure

• Desire