Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Gan·ser syndrome Pronunciation:
'gän-z&r- Variant:
or Gan·ser's syndrome /-z&r(z)-/ Function:
noun : a pattern of psychopathological behavior characterized by the giving of approximate answers (as 2 × 2 = about 5) and found in prisoners and in others who consciously orunconsciously seek to give misleading information regarding their mental state
Ganser, Sigbert Joseph Maria (1853–1931), German psychiatrist. In 1898 Ganser described thesyndrome that now bears his name.
