| A | B |
| Impulse | go with first reactions |
| Escape | avoid a decision or make up an answer to deflect an injury |
| Procrastination | delay until someone else makes the decision or until the option disappears; actually deciding by default to do something |
| Compliance | let someone else decide; handing over control of your life |
| Agony | consider every detail of every option over and over again |
| Play it safe | always choose the alternative with the lowest level of risk |
| Decision | to arrive at a solution that ends uncertainty or a dispute; to select a course of action; to make a choice between two or more alternatives |
| Values | a principle, standard or quality considered worthwhile or desirable |
| Self-image | the conception that one has of oneself, including an assessment of qualities and personal worth |
| Environment | circumstances or conditions that surround a person; one’s surroundings |