Question 1

A plaintiff charging a media defendant with intentional infliction of emotional distress must show that the defendant published a false statement of fact with ________.

Accepted Answer

actual malice or constitutional malice

Question 2

MATCHING
-totally intolerable, shocking behavior

Accepted Answer

Extreme or outrageous conduct is the legal standard used to describe behavior that is so intolerable and shocking that it may lead to a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Question 3

When can a public official or public figure successfully sue a media defendant for intentional infliction of emotional distress?

Accepted Answer

when the public official or public figure proves that the media published a false statement of fact and either knew the statement was false or published it in reckless disregard of whether it was true or false (actual malice)

Question 4

President Clinton did not commit intentional infliction of emotional distress (outrage) against Paula Corbin Jones

Accepted Answer

The court found that President Clinton's actions did not meet the legal standard of being "extreme and outrageous" enough to constitute intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Question 5

MATCHING
-one who has assumed special prominence

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-one who has assumed special prominence
...

Question 6

Most courts allow NIED claims if the emotional distress was foreseeable to the defendant because the plaintiff was in the zone of danger, and the plaintiff suffered substantial physical symptoms as a result of the distress.

Accepted Answer

Most courts recognize Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (NIED) claims under the "zone of danger" rule, which allows recovery if the plaintiff was within a zone of danger of physical harm and suffered emotional distress with resultant physical symptoms due to the defendant's negligence.

Question 7

Every criminal assault is also an intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Accepted Answer

Criminal assault focuses on the threat or attempt to cause physical harm, whereas intentional infliction of emotional distress involves conduct designed to cause severe emotional or mental suffering. They are distinct legal concepts.

Question 8

Pain and suffering is physical discomfort or emotional distress that results from being the victim of a tort.

Accepted Answer

Pain and suffering refer to the physical discomfort and emotional distress one may experience as a result of injuries sustained from a tort, which is a civil wrong (like negligence) that causes harm or loss.

Question 9

You are liable for every emotional distress that you cause.

Accepted Answer

Liability for emotional distress typically requires that the distress be a result of intentional or negligent actions that are extreme and outrageous, and not every instance of caused emotional distress meets these legal criteria.

Question 10

MATCHING
-causing severe emotional distress intentionally

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-causing severe emotional distress intentionally
...

Question 11

The same conduct can constitute a traditional intentional tort such as battery, as well as the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Accepted Answer

The same conduct can indeed constitute both a traditional intentional tort like battery and the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress if it is extreme and outrageous enough to cause severe emotional distress in addition to the physical harm.

Question 12

MATCHING
-a wound, cut, or other detrimental change to the body

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-a wound, cut, or other detrimental change...

Question 13

MATCHING
-another name for intentional infliction of emotional distress

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-another name for intentional infliction of emotional...

Question 14

Creating a very great risk that something will occur constitutes ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Creating a very great risk that something...

Question 15

Tom points a loaded gun at a ten-year-old child.The child runs away laughing.

Accepted Answer

The definition of intentional infliction of emotional distress requires that the victim suffers extreme emotional distress. The fact that the child ran away laughing suggests that the child did not experience extreme emotional distress, thus Tom has not committed intentional infliction of emotional distress based on the information provided.

Question 16

MATCHING
-the area within which it is foreseeable that someone may be injured

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-the area within which it is foreseeable...

Question 17

MATCHING
-intent

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-intent
...

Question 18

Intentional torts can cause a great deal of harm.Why isn't every intentional tort also an intentional infliction of emotional distress?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Intentional torts can cause a great deal...

Question 19

MATCHING
-emotional distress

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-emotional distress
...

Question 20

MATCHING
-causing severe emotional distress carelessly

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-causing severe emotional distress carelessly
...

Quiz 7: Infliction of Emotional Distress

A plaintiff charging a media defendant with intentional infliction of emotional distress must show that the defendant published a false statement of fact with ________.

MATCHING -totally intolerable, shocking behavior

When can a public official or public figure successfully sue a media defendant for intentional infliction of emotional distress?

President Clinton did not commit intentional infliction of emotional distress (outrage) against Paula Corbin Jones

MATCHING -one who has assumed special prominence

Most courts allow NIED claims if the emotional distress was foreseeable to the defendant because the plaintiff was in the zone of danger, and the plaintiff suffered substantial physical symptoms as a result of the distress.

Every criminal assault is also an intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Pain and suffering is physical discomfort or emotional distress that results from being the victim of a tort.

You are liable for every emotional distress that you cause.

MATCHING -causing severe emotional distress intentionally

The same conduct can constitute a traditional intentional tort such as battery, as well as the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress.

MATCHING -a wound, cut, or other detrimental change to the body

MATCHING -another name for intentional infliction of emotional distress

Creating a very great risk that something will occur constitutes ________.

Tom points a loaded gun at a ten-year-old child.The child runs away laughing.

MATCHING -the area within which it is foreseeable that someone may be injured

MATCHING -intent

Intentional torts can cause a great deal of harm.Why isn't every intentional tort also an intentional infliction of emotional distress?

MATCHING -emotional distress

MATCHING -causing severe emotional distress carelessly