Lecture 26 - Decision making

Question 1

Three main facets of clinical decision making

Answer 1

• attempting to understand the process
• strategies - conscious or consicous
• neurophyschology 0 memory, recall, connections

Question 2

What are the main things that influence decision making?

Answer 2

Two systems
System 1 - rapid, unconcious, retrieval, (dominant, more error prone )
System 2 - slow, conscious, deliberate (normally if things are harder to work out)

• In harder cases - good to have time to reflect, in easier cases - often more time causes overthinking so stick with what you originally had
• experience is also important factor

Question 3

Non-cognitive factors influecne on decision making

Answer 3

• personal - knowledge, experience, beliefs
• affective - mood, relationship, atmosphere
• evidecne
• peers
• patietns
• environemnet - settign, tolds, time
• political/ society
• financial
• legal