Threatening to Immediately Touch Another Person Without Justification, Excuse or Permission

question 4

Multiple Choice

Threatening to immediately touch another person without justification, excuse or permission, in a way the other perceives as harmful or offensive, is the tort of

• A)breach of good conduct.
• B)battery, if the other person is visibly disturbed and literally shaking.
• C)assault.
• D)intentional infliction of mental disturbance.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium

A state of physical balance or a stable situation in which all forces are equal.

Two-Point Threshold

The minimum distance at which two points of contact can be felt as two distinct stimuli.

Gestalt

A concept in psychology that emphasizes the idea that the whole of anything is greater than its parts, focusing on patterns and configurations in perceiving objects.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of personality developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motivations and conflicts.