It is useful for identifying one’s alternatives and how to select the best one when faced with a difficult choice.

APPLICATION Practice Task 1. Situational Analysis: "What Would You Have Done?" Analyze the situations using the ICED format. It is useful for identifying one’s alternatives and how to select the best one when faced with a difficult choice. The format is as follows: . Identify the problem: spell out what the problem is and talk about why it is a problem. . Create a list of possible ways that a person could handle the problem. . Evaluate how constructive each alternative is (how much will the alternative help versus harm the person; how much will the alternative help versus harm other people in the person’s life?) . Decide among the alternatives which one will bring the most help and least harm." "What Would You Have Done?" Identify the problem Create constructive alternatives Evaluate the 14 Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Quarter 2 – Module 2 The Consequence of Choosing alternatives Decide on the best alternative to do. Source: http://www.aces.edu/teens/pdf/mod7.pdf Here’s the situation Situation 3. Gie has been smoking a little weed with her friends lately and likes getting high. Her parents have no idea what she is doing, its fun, and so far everything is going fine with school and in her social life. This weekend she and some friends are going to a party where there will be plenty of weed and, she has heard there will be crack there too. She is trying to decide if she will try some. Just trying it once is no big deal – right? What are Gie’s options and what should she do?