1998 NDJI-CIVIL 651
The word "severe," in the phrase "severe emotional distress," means substantial or enduring. Severe emotional distress is emotional distress so extreme that no reasonable person could be expected to endure it.
In determining the severity of emotional distress, you should consider its intensity and duration.
Restatement (Second) of Torts sec. 46, comment j.
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