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Table 1 Stages of D-zurilla and Gold fried social problem solving model

From: Impact of social problem-solving training on critical thinking and decision making of nursing students

Stages

Title of stages

Actions

1

General orientation

• The ability to identify problem

• Acknowledging the problem as a changeable potentially natural phenomenon

• Believed to be effective in dealing with the problem solving framework

• High self-efficiency expectations to implement stages of model

• Accustomed to stop, think, and then making effort to solve a problem.

2

Defining and formulating the problem

Collection of all information available

• Separation of facts is of the assumptions which require investigation

• Analysis of the problem

• Specifying the actual objectives.

3

Production of alternative solutions

To determine wide range of possible solutions

• Ability to choose the most effective response to replies.

4

Decision making

• Predict probable consequences of each action

• Paying due attention to the usefulness of these consequences.

5

Implementation of solution

• Execute the selected method

6

Review

• Observing the results of execution

• Evaluation