Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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— the standard we must apply here — than for a statutory claim under Title VII. We believe the fact that verbal harassment is gender-specific gives it no greater claim as a constitutional violation than verbal harassment generally. Thus, we must look at this claim as one for psychological abuse. B We next consider whether plaintiffs allegation of psychological abuse states an actionable claim. Defendant argues that psychological abuse absent physical contact or a threat to bodily integrity is not a deprivation of constitutional rights. No published authority addresses this particular issue in a school context. In other contexts, however, even extreme verbal abuse typically is insufficient to establish a constitutional deprivation. Cf. Collins v. Gundy, 603 F.2d 825, 827 (10th Cir.1979) . We have decided one substantive due process
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. holding that title 42 usc  1997ee requires proof of a physical injury before a prisoner can recover for emotional or mental distress and that verbal abuse is not actionable under section 1983
B. holding that verbal abuse where sheriff laughed at prisoner and threatened to hang him did not state constitutional deprivation actionable under  1983
C. holding that title 42 usc  1997ee requires proof of a physical injury before a prisoner can recover for emotional or mental distress holding that verbal abuse is not actionable under section 1983 and also recognizing a de minimus standard for 8th amendment excessive force claims
D. holding that under  1983 violations of constitutional rights are actionable for nominal damages without proof of actual injury
E. holding state is not a proper defendant under  1983
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.