The mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a touch screen formed to be capable of shifting from any one of an active state and an inactive state to the other one, and to have predetermined information outputted when shifted from the active state to the inactive state; and a control unit which, on the basis of the touch level of a touch input applied to the touch screen in the active state during a first work state of a first application, changes the first work state to a second work state related to the first work state. Further, when a subsequent touch input exceeding a reference pressure is applied to the touch screen during the second work state, the control unit can perform control such that the first or second work state continues to be run on the touch screen in the inactive state.