Objective To conduct normative analysis of the definition of psychological mobilization. Methods Normative analysis, text analysis and logic induction and deduction were used to analyze the definition of psychological mobilization. Results Psychological mobilization was included in political mobilization in law. Different methods were used in theoretical research of psychological mobilization. Psychological mobilization had been applied in wars in the past. Conclusion Psychological mobilization refers to a mobilization form that applies psychological theories and methods to influence people's psychology in a planned, organized and step by step way, so that the mental state of the military and civilian can be changed from the normal state to the wartime state, improving the psychological adaptability of the battlefield.