Chapter 4 Handouts

Lesson 4 Making Responsible Decisions

• How do you make _________?
• Do you weigh __________ carefully?
• Do you consider __________?
• Do you discuss decisions with your _______?
• What do you do if you make a _____ decision?

• Evaluating your _______ making style:

1. _____________________: is a habit in which a person fails to make choices, and this failure determines the outcome
   1. Often __________: to postpone something until a future time
   2. Have little _______ over the direction their ______ take
   3. Have difficulty gaining the __________ that would result if they took ____________ for the decision they made

1. _________________: is a habit in which a person allows _______ to make his/her decisions
   1. are easily _________ by what others think, do or suggest
   2. lack self confidence and have a great need to be ______ by others
   3. give ________ of the direction of their lives to others
2. ___________________: is a habit in which a person describes the ________ that requires a decision, __________ and ________ possible decisions, and makes a decision and takes responsibility for the ____________.

1. are not driven by circumstances and __________
2. are not easily influenced by peers
3. have __________, such as ________, _________, and ________ that guide their decisions and _________.

• __________: to be _________ because a person has some _______ over their _________ and behavior

• ___________________________________:

Step 1: Describe the ________ that requires a decision

Step 2: List possible ________ you might make

Step3: Share a list of possible decisions with a parent, or other _________ adult

Step4: Use six ________ to evaluate the possible _________ of each decision.

1. Will this decision result in actions that _______ my health?
2. Will this decision result in actions that ______ _______?
3. Will this decision result in actions that _________ _______?
4. Will this decision result in actions that show _______ for myself and others?
5. Will this decision result in actions that follow the _______ of my parents?
6. Will this decision result in actions that ___________ good character?

Step 5: Decide which decision is most responsible and __________.

Step 6: Act on your decision and evaluate the results

• Wrong Decision:

• Four steps that you can take when you make the wrong decision

Group Activity:

Responsible decision making model

Follow Steps and present skit to the class