This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Somatoform disorders, Subject name: Psychiatry
Ganser syndrome is a feature of 
Select and explain. 
A. OCD, B. Conversion disorder, C. Dissociative disorder, D. Schizoid personality disorder
C: Dissociative disorder
Answer: C: Dissociative disorder 
Explanation: Dissociative Disorders Ganser's syndrome ( hysterical pseudodementia) is commonly found in prison inmates. The characteristic feature is vorbeireden, which is also called as 'approximate answers'. The answers are wrong but show that the person understands the nature of the question asked. For example; when asked the colour of a red pen, the patient calls it blue. Ref: A Sho Textbook of Psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja, 7th Edition, pg. no. 102