Factor	Definition	How it affects decision making
Knowledge	is information about the world and how it works.	Individuals need sufficient knowledge to make good decisions. This sometimes requires advice from qualified experts
Inner resources	beliefs acquired during development that determine psychological wellbeing, including pleasure, happiness, and a hopeful outlook	decisions are influenced by emotions and partially based on the assumption that the decider can predict others' behaviors; empathy plays a role in decisions as well.
Social support	the interpersonal system that we have developed and participates in	Social interactions affect the individual's health and help to cope with stress or depression
Spirituality and religious beliefs	Spirituality is the belief in purpose, order, and morality.	Spirituality can help reduce conflicts and challenges around decisions and increase satisfaction with decisions
Anatomical dysfunction	caused by disorders or injuries	frontostriatal dysfunction can lead to substantial changes in cognition and action, which hinder decision making process
Confidence	the feeling in an individual that he or she has done something correctly or not	increases the chances of correct decisions and decreases the probabilities of error