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Passive abilities are those in which the being with the ability can only sense, and cannot influence. An example would be passive empathy, as displayed by [[ma:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]], the counselor aboard the [[ma:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise-D]]. Deanna could read the emotions of other individuals and species, but had no control or influence of those emotions. | Passive abilities are those in which the being with the ability can only sense, and cannot influence. An example would be passive empathy, as displayed by [[ma:Deanna Troi|Deanna Troi]], the counselor aboard the [[ma:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise-D]]. Deanna could read the emotions of other individuals and species, but had no control or influence of those emotions. | ||
Active abilities are those in which the being with the ability can both sense ''and'' influence. An example would be | Active abilities are those in which the being with the ability can both sense ''and'' influence. An example would be when [[ma:Shinzon|Shinzon]] and the [[ma:Unnamed_Remans#Reman_Viceroy|Reman Viceroy]] projected scenes of rape into Deanna's mind in [[ma:Star Trek Nemesis|Star Trek Nemesis]]. | ||
It is important to keep in mind that a given species or being may have any variety of active or passive abilities. Betazoids, for example, have active telepathic abilities with members of their species as mentioned above, but only passive telepathic abilities with members of other species. | It is important to keep in mind that a given species or being may have any variety of active or passive abilities. Betazoids, for example, have active telepathic abilities with members of their species as mentioned above, but only passive telepathic abilities with members of other species. | ||
==Types of Psionics== | ==Types of Psionics== | ||