Instructions
Use the decision-making process outlined below to think through your personal health decisions. Complete the activities and answer the questions based on your own experiences and choices.
Decision-Making Process
- Identify the decision: What health-related decision do you need to make?
- Gather information: What information do you need to make this decision?
- List the options: What are your possible choices?
- Weigh the outcomes: What are the potential pros and cons of each option?
- Make a decision: Choose the option that seems best for you.
- Take action: What steps will you take to implement your decision?
- Review your decision: After some time, reflect on the outcome of your decision. What would you do differently next time?
Activity 1: Identify a Health-Related Decision
Think about a health-related decision you have encountered recently. Describe the decision below:
Activity 2: Gather Information
What information did you gather or what would you need to gather to make this decision? List at least three pieces of information:
Activity 3: List Your Options
What are the options you have for this decision? Write them down:
Activity 4: Weigh the Outcomes
For each option, list one potential pro and one con:
Option 1
Pro:
Con:
Option 2
Pro:
Con:
Option 3
Pro:
Con:
Activity 5: Make a Decision
What decision did you ultimately make? Write it here:
Activity 6: Take Action
List the steps you will (or did) take to implement your decision:
Activity 7: Review Your Decision
What's the outcome of your decision? How do you feel about it now? What would you do differently next time?