After reading this article, create your own medical practice scenario based on the lived experience of yourself,
a family member, or a friend. Use the article as a model.

• Imagine a patient presenting symptoms that might actually be tied to a “stigmatizing” condition/situation.
• Using Goffman’s concepts of enacted stigma, felt stigma, tribal stigma, and/or courtesy stigma, suggest an
  intervention that will help your patient.