Functions of Cortisol & DHEA. Cortisol is a primary stress hormone produced by the adrenals, and is also a potent anti-inflammatory hormone. Cortisol's action can suppress immune function. Another of its primary functions is to raise blood sugar through gluconeogenesis.
In the context of human society, a family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people affiliated either by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage or other relationship), or co-residence (as implied by the etymology of the English word family) or some combination of these.
nuclear family a family consisting of a two-generation relationship of parents and children, living together and more or less isolated from their extended family. nuclear dyad family a husband and wife with no children. family of origin the family in which a person grew up. family processes the psychosocial, physiological, and spiritual functions and relationships within the family unit; for nursing diagnoses, see under process. single-parent family a lone parent and offspring living together as a family unit. skewed family a family in which one spouse is severely dysfunctional and the other spouse assumes an acquiescent, peacemaking stance to maintain equilibrium.