The perspective of a functionalist is often called as the functionalism. It was one of the schools of thought, which was originated in the United States only. Functionalism has the great impact on the applied psychology development. Later the functionalism was morphed into the behaviorism. Functionalism was greatly influenced by the Darwin.
It poses the stress on the role of the behavior as well as the consciousness in order to adapt according to the environment. Functionalism opposed the study of the structure and promoted the study of the function. Concept of the functionalism contributed at high levels in the development of the psychology. James was the famous functionalist. He suggested the vital role of the mental processes in the adaptation and survival.
Functionalism expanded the subject matter related to psychology along with the methods related to the techniques of acquiring data. Functionalism was greatly concerned with the “why” of the mental processes in order to improve the adaptability towards the environment along with the survival chances. Functionalism was composed of the two important parts first was related to the how the elements of mind operating together and second was the promotion of the adaptation in response to the metal processes.