1. A threat to touch another in an offensive manner without a person’s permission is:
A. battery
B. defamation
C. assault
D. malpractice

2. A term used to describe a professional’s wrongful conduct in the discharge of his/her professional duties or failure to meet standards of care for the profession which results in harm to an individual entrusted to the professional’s care is:
A. assault and battery
B. defamation
C. negligence
D. malpractice

3. Failure to provide care that a reasonable person would ordinarily provide in a similar situation is:
A. malpractice
B. negligence
C. assault and battery
D. assault alone

Answers to Study Questions

1. C. Assault is the threat of, whereas battery is the act of touching of another person without consent.

2. D. Malpractice means that a wrongful deviation from accepted standards occurred that resulted in an individual injury or harm.

3. B. Negligence is often equated with a failure to deliver. Under ordinary circumstances, negligence is defined as a failure to provide care that a reasonable individual in a similar situation would provide.