Resilient Decisions: Assessing Risk and Opportunity
This lesson applies the ABC model directly to risk and opportunity scenarios, showing how Gremlin Beliefs can lead to poor decisions in both directions — giving in to peer pressure on risk, or backing away from genuine opportunity. Students learn the "Hot Seat" technique for disputing Gremlin Beliefs in the moment, and explore how peer influence — positive and negative — shapes real-life decision-making.
Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1:
Explain the importance of flexible and accurate thinking for dilemmas
Outcome 2:
Identify the risk and opportunity in decisions
Outcome 3:
Understand the power of peer influence on the decision-making process
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