The power to manipulate aspects of psychology. Sub-power of Science Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Cognitive/Mental/Psychological Science Control/Manipulation
- Psychology Control
Capabilities[]
The user can manipulate aspects of psychology, the science concerning the mind and behavior. Since ancient times, individuals have attempted to philosophize the nature of human consciousness, thoughts, emotions and instincts. While there were many traditional explanations for the mind’s nature like possession, divine intervention or magic, there were those who hypothesized about more mundane conclusions such as diseases, internalized mental processes, substances like drugs and individual perceptual experiences. Over the last few centuries, there have been advances in categorizing and understanding features like the brain and conscious activity. This has led to an official set of standards defining the subject known as psychology.
Psychology aims to explain cognitive phenomena like thinking, feeling and reasoning. There are a variety of fields used to conclude arguments about how people act and cogitate. Some involve studying how individuals develop from infancy to adulthood or even the evolutionary transformation of a species’ brain capacity. This can be related to psychological schools based on the neurological features that directly influence one’s mind. There are psychological versions that seek to rationalize behavior through studying environment and culture. There are even forms that involve unique outside influences like media, education and religion. Some are more applicable than others based on their respective approach. In the end, they still seek to create a reasonable understanding of one’s thoughts and emotions.
Users with this power can cause various effects related to the mind. They can control the behaviors, thought processes, moods and resulting actions of themselves and others through various methods, whether they are supernatural (magical, spiritual, psychic) or scientific (chemical, technological, medicinal). They can interact with a person’s consciousness, subconscious and whatever other parts make up the layers of the psyche. They could manifest different phenomena related to, caused or triggered by the brain and behaviors. The abilities can range from simply affecting cognition to interacting with internal, mental aspects to causing said features to become a part of reality.
Types[]
There are a number of different psychological disciplines that analyze human thought through various methods. Examples include:
- Basic Psychology: Fundamental methods for understanding cognition, emotions and actions.
- Abnormal psychology: Studying unusual aspects of behavior and thought, some of which can be understood to be mental disorders.
- Biological psychology: Determining the biological bases for people’s actions and emotions.
- Developmental psychology: Understanding psychological aspects over the course of a subject’s lifetime.
- Evolutionary psychology: Studying evolutionary explanations for modern-day mental processes.
- Neuropsychology: Understanding the nature of mental processes like thinking and feeling through studies on the brain.
- Social psychology: Understanding how social conditions affect an individual's cognitive condition.
- Applied psychology: Using psychological methods and studies to solve various social problems.
- Clinical psychology: Aiding others' well-being through behavioral studies and psychological assessments; psychotherapy is major part.
- Coaching psychology: Applying psychological practices to coaching for teams and organizations.
- Education psychology: Psychological study of various learning processes.
- Forensic psychology: Using cognitive sciences to study and solve legal problems.
- Health psychology: Studying the connection between psychology and human health and illness.
- Media psychology: Learning about relationship between human behavior and media and technology.
- Military psychology: Use of cognitive sciences for studying and enhancing military groups and operations.
- Music psychology: Examining the relationship between music and cognition, including popularity, creativity and effects on the mind.
- Political psychology: Studying psychological aspects of politics, including voting habits, campaigning and motivations.
Applications[]
- Behavior Manipulation
- Emotion Manipulation
- Mental Manipulation
- Mindscape
- Personal Psychology
- Psyche Manipulation
- Psychological Attacks
- Psychological Constructs
Techniques[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Brainlessness/Mindshifting/Psychic Shield/Science Negation
- Distance, energy mass, precision, etc., depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
- May only be able to manipulate aspects related to specific form of psychology.
- May require specialized equipment and/or training to use powers.
- May only be able to use certain techniques (entering mindscapes, projecting features of the psyche into reality, controlling moods and perceptions, etc.).
Known Users[]
- Secret Squirrel (2 Stupid Dogs/Super Secret Secret Squirrel)
- Shūkurō Tsukishima (Bleach)
- Omnipotence Users (Boruto)
- Penelope Spectra (Danny Phantom)
- Psycho-Pirate (DC Comics)
- Christopher Freeman/Kid Eternity (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- Quantum lichens (Futurama)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- The Earworm (Hamster & Gretel)
- The Nightmarionette (Hamster & Gretel)
- The Emotions (Inside Out series)
- It/Pennywise the Dancing Clown (It)
- Massimo Volpe (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Purple Haze Feedback); via Manic Depression
- Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)
- Arize (Marvel Comics)
- Dr. Nathaniel Essex (Marvel Comics)
- Selene Gallio/Black Priestess (Marvel Comics)
- Trevor Hawkins/Eye-Boy (Marvel Comics)
- Karnak (Marvel Comics)
- Genjutsu Users (Naruto)
- Summertime Song (Regular Show)
- Force-sensitives (Star Wars)
- Dr. Byron Orpheus (The Venture Bros.)
- Robert Patrick Modell (The X-Files)