The realization of coherence (an orderly world) can occur as a result of personal control (egocentric) or because persons are immersed in a decentralized community system (sociocentric). In this article, effects of the prevailing egocentric metaphor on professional psychology training and identity are described. The positivist empiricist model of science has provided unintentional elaboration of the egocentric metaphor in professional education. Some consequences in professional training are illumined by what is condoned (power, sexism) as well as by what content is minimized (cross-structural psychology, primary prevention). The role of values in an expanded vision of human science can provide a basis for implementation of a sociocentric metaphor in professional training and identity confirmation.