Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for controlling terminal signal transmission, and a terminal. A method for controlling terminal signal transmission includes: monitoring a current working mode of a terminal; transmitting a signal according to first transmit power if it is found through monitoring that the terminal is currently in a first working mode, and transmitting the signal according to second transmit power if it is found through monitoring that the terminal is currently in a second working mode, where the first transmit power is greater than the second transmit power. The technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention helps to enable the terminal to obtain as good radio reception and transmission performance as possible at a same radiation absorption index.
