Ch 10 Decision-Making Skills

What is the decision-making process

• a series of steps to identify and evaluate possibilities and make a good choice

• evaluating possibilities

• a series of tools that help finding answers to problems

• All the above

What is a decision?

• problem that is solved

• problems that require many decision

• choice that is made

What is a problem?

• an issue that requires the decision making process

• a dilemma that must be solved or worked out

• identifying the issue

• none of the above

What is an option?

• something you can use to reach goals

• a known outcome

• a dilemma with action

• a possible course of action to choose from

What a resource?

• something you can use to management your life

• something you can use to reach goals and solve problems

• all the above

• none of the above

What is a consequence?

• result of an action

• results from no decision making plan

• an issue that has not been solved

• Both A and B

What is a risk?

• something positive to take

• something that most teens do

• possibility of loss or injury

• prioritizing things that require few options

How does a person prioritize?

• order things from first to last or from important to least important

• anyway they need to

• ordering things that result from problems

• being able to handle self in difficult situation

What is procrastination?

• waiting to do things when you are feeling well

• putting something off

• making decisions without research

• an attitude that can prevent putting something off

What is denial?

• is based on personal values

• people face problems with confidence and pride

• when a person recognizes important decisions

• people do not want to face the fact that a problem exist