Contrary to popular belief, recent research demonstrated that personality traits are flexible, but within reason. You will not end up moving from extreme introversion to extreme extroversion, but you can become less or more of a trait. Perfectionism can definitely show up in one area of a person's life more than another, depending where that core sense of worth lies. If that makes sense? Healthy perfectionism can show up in several areas of ones life without negatively impacting social, occupational, or personal life. It's all about the degree of perfectionism that gets manifested.