MIDTERM FIRST SEMESTER

School Year 2021-2022

G12 Homeroom Guidance - Week 8
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THE LOUISIAN PRAYER

O God, wellspring of goodness and blessings, we give you thanks and praise as one Louisian
community. The graces You incessantly grant upon us and Your divine providence have
sustained our beloved University throughout the years of mission and excellence.

Having been founded by the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we pray that You
keep us committed and dedicated to our mission and identity to serve the Church and the society
as we become living witnesses to the Gospel values proclaimed by Jesus. For if we are
steadfast in our good and beautiful mission, our works will bring success not only to ourselves
but also to those whom we are bound to love and serve.

Inspired by St. Louis our Patron Saint, who was filled with a noble spirit that stirred him to love
You above all things , may we also live believing that we are born for a greater purpose and
mission as we dwell in Your presence all the days of our life.

Grant all these supplications through the intercession of

Mother Mary and through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Theme: Personal and Social

Objective: At the end of this module, the student is expected to:
 have a better understanding of decision making;
 learn the factors preventing making good decisions
Activity worksheet The Intuitive Me Vs. The Reasonable Me
References https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/decision-making.html

Good day Louisian Gem! We are now in the fourth quarter of the year. It seems like it was
just yesterday and now, you are preparing for your midterm examination. Preparation for a
coming exam is not easy. You should not only prepare intellectually but also mentally and
emotionally. And to do this, you need to have a good judgment on which one is your priority. If
playing games online, chat with your friends, or surf the internet comes first before reading your
lessons or doing your home works is your priority, then you might need to work on your
judgment. You see, having good judgment will help you in your decision-making skills. Every
day, we make our own decision and it is very important in our life because every after the
decision comes to a consequence. Last week, you have learned how to demonstrate the
appropriate response to other’s actions or decisions and yours as well. Now, it’s time for you to
evaluate your decision-making skills.

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 In making a decision it’s either you are using your intuition alone or your reasoning. What
do you use most of the time in making your everyday decisions in life? To know better their
differences, take a look at the following:
 Intuition
 Intuition is using your ‘gut feeling’ about possible courses of action. Although people
talk about it as if it was a magical ‘sense’, intuition is a combination of past
experiences and your personal values. It is worth taking your intuition into account
because it reflects your learning about life. It is, however, not always based on reality,
only your perceptions, many of which may have started in childhood and may not be
very mature as a result.
 It is therefore worth examining your gut feeling closely, especially if you have a very
strong feeling against a particular course of action, to see if you can work out why,
and whether the feeling is justified.

 Reasoning
 Reasoning is using the facts and figures in front of you to make decisions. Reasoning
has its roots in the here-and-now, and in facts. It can, however, ignore emotional
aspects to the decision, and in particular, issues from the past that may affect the way
that the decision is implemented.

Intuition is a perfectly acceptable means of making a decision, although it is generally

more appropriate when the decision is of a simple nature or needs to be made quickly. More
complicated decisions tend to require a more formal, structured approach, usually involving both
intuition and reasoning. It is important to be wary of impulsive reactions to a situation that’s why
from your previous module, it was indicated there the importance of managing your emotion.

What Can Prevent Effective Decision-Making?

There are several problems that can prevent effective decision-making. These include:
1. Not Enough Information
- If you do not have enough information, it can feel like you are deciding without any
basis. Take some time to gather the necessary data to inform your decision, even if the
timescale is very tight. If necessary, prioritize your information-gathering by identifying
which information will be most important to you.

2. Too Much Information

- The opposite problem, but one that is seen surprisingly often: having so much
conflicting information that it is impossible to see “the wood for the trees”. This is
sometimes called analysis paralysis and is also used as a tactic to delay organizational
decision-making, with those involved demanding ever more information before they can
decide. This problem can often be resolved by getting everyone together to decide what
information is really important and why, and by setting a clear timescale for decision-
making, including an information-gathering stage.

3. Too Many People

- Making decisions by committee or group is difficult. Everyone has their own views and
their own values. And while it’s important to know what these views are, and why and
how they are important, it may be essential for one person to take responsibility for
making a decision. Sometimes, any decision is better than none.

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4. Vested Interests
- Decision-making processes often founder under the weight of vested interests. These
vested interests are often not overtly expressed but maybe a crucial blockage. Because
they are not overtly expressed, it is hard to identify them clearly, and therefore address
them, but it can sometimes be possible to do so by exploring them with someone outside
the process, but in a similar position.

5. Emotional Attachments
- People are often very attached to the status quo. Decisions tend to involve the prospect
of change, which many people find difficult. Also, remember that ‘deciding not to decide is
also a decision.

6. No Emotional Attachment
- Sometimes, it’s difficult to decide because you just don’t care one way or the other. In
this case, a structured decision-making process can often help by identifying some very
real pros and cons of particular actions, that perhaps you hadn’t thought about before.

Many of these issues can be overcomed by using a structured decision-making process. This will
help to:
 Reduce more complicated decisions down to simpler steps;
 See how any decisions are arrived at; and
 Plan decision-making to meet deadlines.
 Many different techniques of decision-making have been developed, ranging from simple
rules of thumb to extremely complex procedures.  The method used depends on the
nature of the decision to be made and how complex it is.

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 Activity Worksheet
Name: Mark D-jay B Fernandez
Grade, Strand & Section: 12 Humss St Maria Goretti
The Intuitive Me Vs. The Reasonable Me

Directions: Read each statements and answer based on your own experiences.

1. Remember a decision you have made in the past that you followed your intuition and
have questioned your own reasoning. Now, that you think of it, is there a difference if you
have followed your intuition instead of using a good reasoning? Explain.

-Yes, there is a difference when I had followed my intuition on that decision rather than
using sound reasoning, for the reason that it resulted in more complicated problems that
bothered me. It also worsened the situation, which I regretted in the end becausei t
affected my personal life. But when I tollowed or used sound reasoning on that decision, I
may already enjoy my life with my family, and I am noi thinking of anything to sove that
problem. it may also lead me to good issues and situations
2. As a student, what are the factors that prevent you from making a good decision?
Explain.
The factors that prevent me from making good decisions are peer and time pressure,
school responsibilities, and lack of information. Because these factors always rush me to
think about how to solve a problem, that makes me follow my intuition which results in an
unfortunate outcome and a pile of problems. Being a procrastinator is also one factor
preventing me from making good decisions because I don't take time to find the best
solution or conclusion. Rather, if what is came out of my mind, it is what I do.

Processing:
Sometimes, believing in our intuition can help us save time in making a decision but sometimes
will put us also into trouble. Do you think that if we all rely to a good reasoning in making our
decisions every day, will it help us not to be in trouble? Why?
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For me, yes. Relying on sound reasoning in making decisions every day will help us
avoid trouble because we planned it properly to have a great result. Then we are
complacent that this is the right thirng to do to prevent any problem. Allhough it will take
time, solving it the right way will stil bee practical because we don't already need to think
about what wil happen in the future, and we don't need to sulfer from what mlay result.
It will also avoid any regretlable situations that will save us time in the fulure and our
energy and mind, which we can use in our everyday lives. It is also better to take the
rhght path than the path that awaits us lull of problems and uncertainties.

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