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decisional balance
decisional balance Decisional balance is the mental process of comparing the expected benefits and drawbacks of continuing a behavior versus stopping it.
Decisional balance is the mental process of comparing the expected benefits and drawbacks of continuing a behavior versus stopping it. In behavior change contexts, it refers to how a person weighs possible gains, losses, self-approval, and effects on important others when deciding whether to change.