FUNCTIONALISM Functional psychology or functionalism refers to a general psychological philosophy that considers mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to the person's environment. In this specific case, Albert Fish was used to a unhealthy and abusive life style which he adapted to and this became his way of life. He thought they were the rules of society and he enforced these rules on others. Albert Fish was living in a completely different environment, one of his own. LEARNING THEORY The learning theory is a "theory" in Psychology that states children brought up in a household with either violence or love, would grow up to violent or loving adults. This applies to Albert Fish because he was brought up in a disfunction household,
