Shay is preparing to go into her meeting with her supervisor, Jill, to discuss her annual evaluation. She knows that there have been a few times this year where she could have performed better and she does not want to get angry in the meeting. Last night and on the ride in this morning, she rehearsed what she anticipated Jill would tell her and what her response would be. Shay was trying to:

Shay was trying to: resist being defensive.

The term resist refers to the act of withstanding. It is an act through which a person fights firmly and strongly. The act through which an individual induces threats through the behaviour refers to be defensive. It makes them to be unique in the task they do. A person will be resist and defensive when he or she knows that their work is good enough and there will be no pint to prove them wrong or blamed.

In the given scenario, Shay knows that she performed better and he prepares herself not to be angry in the meeting held by her supervisor. She prepares herself with the entire question that will be asked her by the supervisor and how she must react to those questions. Thus, Shay was trying to: resist being defensive.