Decision Making Practice

Every decision has consequences that affect the person making the decision as well as others involved. These consequences can be immediate or long-lasting. The consequences of decisions can be positive, negative, or a combination of both.

B. deciding to end a relationship

S: State the issue. What decisions need to be made? T: Think about your list of options. What's important? Are there possible alternatives? R: Rate the consequences for each option (HELP).O: Organize your thoughts. Reflect on your values.N: Narrow down the possibilities to one and act on it.G: Go over your decision. Did you achieve the desired outcome? Do you need to make changes?

Internal factors that affect decision making include attitude, emotions, and ethics. Attitude is how you react when faced with making a decision. It is best to have a positive attitude because it often helps one see more options as well as make decision making easier. Next, decisions can also be made based on how you feel. This emotional decision making can lead to poor decisions or roadblocks and should generally be avoided. The last factor is ethics. Ethics influence the way you live and an ethically motivated person will make decisions based on what they believe is just and fair. Values, goals, and priorities are the foundation upon which wise decisions are made.

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A. external factors

Poor decisions are made when people have poor decision-making skills, when they do not consider the consequences of their decisions, when they do not understand all the factors involved in decisions, when they make decisions based on emotion, or when they make decisions impulsively.

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Stop-Think-Go. Stop and admit that you made a poor decision and don't cast blame on others. Think about whom you can talk to and discuss options to correct the situation. Go and do your best to correct the problem, which includes leaving the situation if necessary, reporting unsafe situations, and apologizing to those you have hurt.