Stereotypes surround all types of issues and cultures across the world, and this includes the issue of mental illness. It has always been a difficult to track certain traits of antisocial behavior. This includes people who are exhibiting the more stereotypical behavior of a sociopath. Everyone is a mixture of good and bad, but the claim is made that a sociopath can never be trusted, and has a very frail ego that can be pushed off balance immediately (Nelson 294). The point could be made that anyone’s ego can be pushed off balance at some point, not just a sociopath. It is stereotypical to say that only this certain group of people would feel this way. Personalities are judged based on the person’s abilities to cope with certain situations or
