https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/d84d98a6-8e89-4121-bf3b-576513728032 Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! Can anxiety be a good thing? The psychiatrist Randolph Nesse suggests that anxiety is a result of natural selection. This is the principle of evolution whereby random changes in the biology of a living thing can make it more likely to survive in a particular environment. Rob and Neil discuss mental health and teach you related vocabulary. You'll find the transcript and the vocabulary on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190502 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: How your eyes predict your personality https://youtu.be/mLYwM-kdbwM Do you have a second job? https://youtu.be/TVHePsQLa3w Why do we feel awkward? https://youtu.be/SiQInf3_NIE The rise in popularity of the comfy shoe https://youtu.be/IKDqlHCOxrg 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 a feeling of worry and fear 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 a principle of evolution when random changes in an organism’s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 to have an important impact on the way something develops 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 to manage a difficult situation 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 possibly causing death 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟 (talking about an alarm) starts making its warning noise [Cover: Getty Images] #BBCLearningEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #LearnEnglish Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:01:05 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/d84d98a6-8e89-4121-bf3b-576513728032 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.