Actual Physical Contact Is Not Necessary for a Tort to Be

question 56

True/False

Actual physical contact is not necessary for a tort to be considered an assault.

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Definitions:

Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology.

Internal Experience

A person's subjective and introspective reflection on their own thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Inferiority Complex

A psychological condition in which a person feels a lack of self-esteem and doubts about their abilities, often unconsciously, leading to overcompensation or withdrawal.

Adler

Alfred Adler, an Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist, known for his theory of individual psychology which emphasizes the importance of the feeling of inferiority and the striving for superiority.