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Also called nonsense syndrome, syndrome of approximate answers, or prison
psychosis; classified in DSM-IV as one of the dissociative disorders. It
is characterized by giving deviously relevant or approximate answers to
questions. Asked what a 25-cent piece is, the person says it is a dime.
The syndrome is commonly associated with dissociative amnesia or fugue.
Other symptoms may include disorientation, perceptual disturbances, and
conversion symptoms. The syndrome is described most frequently in prison
inmates form whom it may represent an attempt to gain leniency from prison or
court officials.
Source: Edgerton, Jane E. 1994. American Psychiatric Glossary, 7th Edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press
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