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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
My next question then, is: does your information come from first hand accounts of the rape victims that you counselled or from research that you've done?
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Not directly with the victims. Without getting into too much detail, there were feelings of guilt stemming from a rape in which the young woman became somewhat aroused. By my understanding, this is a natural bodily reaction that is physiological and not a conscious choice (like nipples hardening when it's cold), and that's how I remember explaining it. I had to hand off the call eventually to one of the licensed professionals who was volunteering, but I had enough time on the line with her to get her story and to calm her down and make her feel comfortable with who she was speaking to. This was only one case, though. Most of the stuff I dealt with was general stress related (ex: I'm flunking chem or a cute boy doesn't like me).
As for research, I did some in school. A lot of this is common sense, though. A rudimentary understanding of sexuality can explain how one can have a physical sexual reaction whether the conscious brain wants it or not. Having been woken up to my wife having some fun with me, I can be living proof of that.