AdvertisementSuperpower Syndrome36:19Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2003/12/19/superpower-syndrome"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeDecember 19, 2003facebookEmailPsychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton examines the psychology of violence in the 21st century and the rising clash of Islamist and American worldviews. Understanding the rise of superpower syndrome — one psychiatrist's diagnosis of America in the age of terror.Guests:Robert Jay Lifton, visiting professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and author of "Superpower Syndrome: America's Apocalyptic Confrontation with the World"This program aired on December 19, 2003.