Abstract: A terminal and method for controlling the terminal are provided to resolve the problem of poor versatility of current terminal-control technology. The method includes: the pressure acting upon a terminal is collected and pressure information is obtained by calculating the collected pressure; a control operation mapping table is invoked, wherein the control operation mapping table contains at least one item of standard pressure information and a control operation command corresponding to said standard pressure information; it is determined whether the control operation mapping table contains standard pressure information matching the pressure information and, if such standard pressure information exists, the control operation command corresponding to the standard pressure information is invoked and executed.