1. Chapter 7
Decision Making

2. What to get out of this chapter
Understand two important points about decision making—that not making a decision is making a choice, and that most decisions can be changed.
Discern the difference between long- and short-term goals and learn to take your hopes for the future into account when making daily decisions.
Understand that before you can evaluate your choices, you need to discover the facts and determine the effect of these realities on the outcome for any of the options being considered.
Evaluate the pros and cons and the likelihood of success of different choices.
Learn how your own resources, wants, and needs should enter into the process of making major life decisions.
Evaluate your decision-making strategies, strengths, and weaknesses.
What to get out of this chapter

3. Chapter 7 Vocab Copy vocab into workbook (from word document)
Complete the Crossword for the chapter
Read vocab words once a night for homework
To prepare for vocab test at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 7 Vocab

4. alma mater: the school, college, or university someone attended
automatic: something done without the need for thought; unconscious
issue: to put out or deliver, usually officially
logical: capable of reason
evaluate: to measure the value of something
differentiate: to distinguish between at least two things
essential: indispensable; a part so important to a thing that to remove to would destroy the thing itself
gratification: satisfaction or enjoyment
long-term: taking place over a long period of time
pro: an argument for a certain course of action
con: an argument against a certain course of action
probability: something that is likely to come to pass
analyze: to study all the parts of something in order to understand it
apprenticeship: someone who is learning through work experience with people skilled in an specific art or trade
certification: being certified, as in a trade or skill
expedite: to take care of right away
agonize: struggle or suffer
fret: to worry
avoidance: the act of evading something
tendency: a inclination toward a certain type of action or behavior

5. “Your life is defined by the choices you make”
-Mindy Bingham
Making decisions for you life seems difficult, but deciding what to wear is second nature to us.
We often make decisions without knowing we are doing it.
Decision Making

6. Identifying Choices and Gathering Information
Read pg
Read pg. 170
Identify Joyce’s choices
Read pg. 171
Gather info about Joyce
Identifying Choices and Gathering Information

7. Breaking decisions down into pros and cons is a great way to narrow down your choices.
Read pg
Complete the table for Joyce, Jessica, and John.
What would you do if you were in their place?
Evaluating Choices

8. Decision-Making Model
Define your goal
State the decision to be made
Analyze your resources
Analyze your wants and needs
Identify your choices
Gather information
Evaluate your choices
Make your decision
Decision-Making Model

9. Decision-Making Model
Read pg
Read and analyze Gloria’s chart
Complete Gloria’s chart
Complete your own chart with regard to 4 possible career choices you have.
Resources=skills, aptitudes, strengths, personality
Wants & needs=passions, values
Which career would be satisfying to me?
Decision-Making Model

10. Decisions Decisions Keeping Your Options Open Making a Decision
Read pg. 178
Complete the table for your tendencies
Be honest with yourself when checking the table
Decisions can be limiting
Which decision gives you more flexibility
YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR MIND
Decisions Decisions