Making Healthy Decisions

Compromise

When each side gives in to the other's ideas

Peer Pressure

Social pressure among people of the same age or status, which can influence your decision making.

Alternatives

The various courses of action one can take.

Proactive

When you stop to think about your decisions rather than following others..

Reactive

When your decisions are reactions to what other people do or to circumstance.

The Decision Making Process

6 Steps for Making a healthy decision using the acronym DECIDE.

Step 6:

Evaluate the decision and revise.

Negotiation

A decision-making process among two or more people to resolve a conflict

Conflict

A disagreement that occurs when different people have different: *Priorities *Values *Goals *Needs

Collaborative Decision Making

A process of working with others to make a decision.

Refusal Skills

A skill set a person develops to help them avoid unhealthy behaviors.

Step 3:

Consider the consequences.

Step 5:

Decide and act.

Step 1:

Define the problem or decision.

Negative peer pressure

Disrespect or influence from peers to make poor decisions, and engage in harmful behaviors.

Step 2:

Explore alternatives and options.

Misunderstandings

Failures in communication that lead to conflict

Step 4:

Identify your values.

Positive peer pressure

Influence from peers to make good, responsible decisions, which contributes to good health.

Values

The ideas, attitudes and priorities that one considers important to help guide the way they live.