1. An Experimental Examination of Emotional Avoidance in General Anxiety Disorder: Supporting a New Theory of Emotional Contrast Avoidance Open Access Author: Llera, Sandra Jean Title: An Experimental Examination of Emotional Avoidance in General Anxiety Disorder: Supporting a New Theory of Emotional Contrast Avoidance Graduate Program: Psychology Keywords: generalized anxiety disorderemotionemotional processingemotional avoidanceemotion regulation File: Download Diss_Defense_Llera.gradschoolcopy.pdf Committee Members: Michelle G. Newman, Committee Chair/Co-ChairThomas Borkovec, Committee MemberPamela Cole, Committee MemberLisa Gatzke-Kopp, Committee Member