________is intentional, extreme, and outrageous conduct resulting in severe emotional distress to another.

A) Negligent infliction of emotional distress
B) Intentional infliction of emotional distress
C) Actual malice
D) False imprisonment

Emotional Distress

A legal term for suffering that goes beyond physical pain to include fear, anxiety, loss of enjoyment, or other psychological injuries.

Intentional Infliction

The act of deliberately causing severe emotional distress to another person through extreme or outrageous conduct.

Actual Malice

Real and demonstrated evil intent. In a defamation suit, a statement made about a public figure normally must be made with actual malice—with either knowledge of its falsity or a reckless disregard of the truth—for liability to be incurred.