Not necessarily post prostitution behavior, but perhaps abuse by her father, uncle, brother or some other incestuous frowned upon behavior. Such events tend to have happened in childhood, and hence are never seen in any rational way. Contrary to Freudian theory, simply recognizing the cause of this sort of self punishment is not necessarily a cure. And of course, simply because there is a psychological trauma involved does not man that there IS a cure. As a rule, the higher the degree of intelligence a person has, the more convoluted and complicated the mental issue becomes. Religious training is also a factor.