Decision making is the act of making up one’s mind to undertake a particular, cause, project or idea and backing it up with action It could be defined as choice made between alternatives.
TYEPS OF DECISION
There are two types of decision
- Minor decision
- Major decision
MINOR DECISION
These are decisions that have little or effects on our lives/future.
- Choice of cloth to wear
- Choice of food to eat
- Choice to school club to join
- Choice to play game
- Choice to watch television
MAJOR DECISION
These are important decision that have great impacts and effects on the future of an individuals.
EXAMPLES
- Choice of career
- Choice of friends
- Choice of life partners
- Choice of school to go
- Decision of whether to take drug or not
- Choice on whether to engage in pre-marital relationship
- Economic decision
SITUATION THAT REQUIRE DECISION MAKING
- Choice of career
- Choice of school
- Choice of friends
- Marriage decision
- Economic decision
- Decision on whether to take drug or not
- Decision on whether young people need on any relationship or not
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DECISION MAKING
- Personal goal
- Value
- Friends and peer groups
- Religious belief
- Peer pressure
- Parents/family expectations
- Society norms
PEOPLE THAT INFLUENCE OUR DECISION
- Parent or guardians
- Friends/peer groups
- Siblings (our brothers and sisters)
- Our teachers
- Religious leader
- Other adults
HOW TO MAKE RIGHT DECISION
These are the steps in making right decision
- Define the problem
- Collect information that would help you to solve the problems
- Weight the possible consequences of the decision
- Decide on an option
- Act on the decision
- Evaluate the outcome
- Considering family and personal values
- Consider the impact on other people.
IMPORTANCE OF DECISION MAKING
- It gives purpose/direction to our lives
- It assists us to identify our values
- It builds self esteem
- It helps in minimizing our values
- It helps to resists pressure to conform to other peoples opinion
- It assists us in proper goal setting
- It enables us to make best choice out of available options
- Helps us in learning more about ourselves
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